Elizabeth Vollmar, an employee benefits attorney with Willis North America, spoke at the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2013 Employment Law & Legislative Conference last week. Although attorneys aren’t in the business of dispensing free advice, attendees got lucky, as Vollmar’s senior-level discussion, “Tales from the Trenches: How Employers Can Avoid Common Health Plan Compliance Pitfalls” covered everything from in-house administration functions to avoiding financial exposure. Vollmar also fielded audience questions on benefits topics from wellness programs to SPDs. To pass along the knowledge to benefits pros who couldn’t attend, here are Vollmar’s responses.
