John Schembari, chair of the firm’s national Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, will be leading the upcoming “Stay ahead of the game: a fiduciary survival guide for HR in health benefits” seminar presented by NAVA on Dec. 10, 2024 at 1 p.m. (ET) / 10 a.m. (PT). NAVA is a modern employee benefits brokerage leveraging technology and benefits innovation to tackle the rising costs of healthcare.

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Clarity on ERISA fiduciary duties and how they apply to health and welfare plans
• Ways to reduce personal and organization risk
• Best practices for governance, including setting up decision-making committees
• Practical strategies to ensure compliance and safeguard your role as an HR leader

To register or to learn more, click here. 

John focuses his practice on minimizing his client’s legal risks while ensuring that their employee benefits and executive compensation programs align with their goals. He works with private, public and governmental employers on qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, employee stock ownership plans, insured and self-funded health plans, executive and incentive compensation programs, and other equity-based compensation arrangements. He advises compensation committees, ERISA fiduciaries, in-house counsel, and finance and human resources executives from companies of all sizes, including several of the largest employers in the U.S.