ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

BREAKFAST MEETING:  December 6, 2013

*7:30AM      Registration & Continental Breakfast    Place:  The Madison Hotel*

 *8:00AM     Program Begins Promptly                          1 Convent Road  , Morristown                                                            

 *9:15AM   Program Ends                               973-457-4639                                                                                                         

*Please note location & time*

SPEAKER:      Garry Straker, CMS, CEBS, Principal Partner

                            CohnReznick Benefits Consultants    

TOPIC:          The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare Evolution: Facts not Fiction 

Much has been said about the rollout of the Affordable Care Act Exchange marketplace and individual mandate that becomes effective January 1, 2014. The full impact of the law has yet to be fully understood and the employer mandate, delayed for one year, will heat up the political debate even further.  In the meantime employers and individuals will need to understand the implications  of the marketplace developments for 2014 and beyond.   Join us in exploring the possibilities and key issues that should influence and inform organizational and personal decisions regarding healthcare benefits.

Garry Straker is a Partner in the Group Health & Welfare Plans and Compensation & Human Capital divisions. As a Compensation Management Specialist and a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist®, Mr. Straker provides total rewards expertise to help clients achieve strategic goals through the creative design of employee benefits and compensation programs.

He has extensive knowledge of the Affordable Care Act provisions and its impact on plan sponsors. He develops viable benefit plan design alternatives by evaluating financing arrangements, benefit structure, pricing; vendor contracts and the risk characteristics of each group.

Mr. Straker also designs and implements compensation programs including base pay and incentive programs, and executive compensation plans. He focuses on delivering customized solutions that reflect the workforce dynamics, competitive environment and administrative capability of each client. His broad perspective, technical proficiency and collaborative approach are singularly focused on one thing: client results.

Prior to joining CohnReznick Benefits Consultants, Mr. Straker was a founding partner and owner of PSL Consulting, a firm specialized in providing consulting services to a broad range of non-profit, higher education, healthcare and for-profit clients across nine states. An active member of the International Society of Employee Benefits Specialists, World at Work, and CUPA-HR, Mr. Straker is a frequent presenter on human resources, compensation and benefits topics at national and regional conferences. He holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from UConn (the University of Connecticut).

This program had been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law, workers compensation law, municipal court law, and/or matrimonial law.

CFP and CPA continuing education credit will also be offered for this presentation.

**No Guest Fee for this event**                                                        

Please respond byMonday December 2 , 2013      

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