HR Network 2024: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Employee Benefit Considerations When Terminating Employees
Event summary
Cooley’s annual HR Network is a series of presentations covering the latest legal developments in the rapidly evolving labor and employment space. During each one-hour virtual session, members of Cooley’s labor and employment and compensation and benefits practices will navigate the key topics that matter most to human resources personnel, business professionals, and in-house counsel.
Session 7: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Employee Benefit Considerations When Terminating Employees
This session will focus on key benefit considerations when terminating employees individually or in connection with a reduction in force. Topics will include rules applicable to Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) severance plans, Code Section 409A rules governing post-termination payments, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) obligations and promised subsidies, and 401(k) contributions. We’ll also cover how to manage welfare benefit plans, such as life insurance, long-term disability benefits and flexible spending accounts, as well as post-employment considerations for employee equity incentives.
Although primarily focused on US employees, this session will provide insights into considerations where UK employees are involved, including issues with UK tax-efficient option plans.
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For more information, please email Marissa Pilconis.
Credits
- Attendees may earn up to 1.0 credit for participating in this live event.
- The HR Network series has been submitted for SHRM CPE approval. Cooley LLP is recognized by SHRM to offer professional development credits for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
- The HR Network series has been submitted for HRCI general recertification credit hour toward California, GPHR, PHRi, SPHRi, PHR and SPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
- Cooley LLP is an approved CLE provider and can provide credit in CA, CO, IL, NY, PA and TX.
- Cooley LLP is a sponsor and will apply for credit in FL, OH, VA and WA.
- Credit will not be granted for on-demand viewing.
- For specific CLE credit questions, please contact Cooley’s licensing and compliance team.
HR Network 2024 series programming
September 19, 2024 – Session 1: UK Legal Update
September 24, 2024 – Session 2: US Legal Update – Discrimination, Employee Leave, Accommodations and AI
September 26, 2024 – Session 3: US Legal Update – Restrictive Covenants, Arbitration Agreements, NLRA, Whistleblowing and More
October 1, 2024 – Session 4: US Legal Update – Wage and Hour Essentials, Pay Equity, and More
October 8, 2024 – Session 5: Workplace Investigations and Post-Investigation Remediation
October 15, 2024 – Session 6: DEI in US and UK Workplaces – Current Challenges, Future Directions
October 17, 2024 – Session 7: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Employee Benefit Considerations When Terminating Employees
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