Willig, Williams & Davidson Employee Benefits Attorneys to Present at IFEBP Annual Benefits Conference

James S. Beall and Wendy Pongracz will serve as faculty at the 67^th annual meeting of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Date: Oct. 18 – 20, 2021

Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO

Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson partners James S. Beall and Wendy F. Pongracz will serve as speakers for the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans 67^th annual meeting.

Beall’s session, “General Fiduciary Training,” will explore:

Who is considered a fiduciary?
The difference between settlor and fiduciary decisions
Potential pitfalls
Best practices
Changing tools of board meetings
How trustees should prepare for meetings

Pongracz will co-present a session on the impacts of medical and recreational cannabis on employee benefits plans. Topics will include:

Effects of increasing legalization by states of medical cannabis on health and welfare funds
Whether plans have added medical cannabis as a benefit
The pros and cons of recreational marijuana legalization
The Biden Administration’s stance on cannabis legalization

To learn more or to register, click here.

Beall and Pongracz are experienced members of Willig, Williams & Davidson’s employee benefits practice group, which understands that high quality health care and a secure retirement are among the most important protections that labor unions offer to working families.

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