Who’s an Employee and Why Does it Matter?

Thursday, August 28, 2014

2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. ET

Speakers: S. Derrin Watson, Esq.; Attornet, SunGard, Relius Education

The webcast outline will be available soon!

As health care reform and the “pay or play” rules comes into effect, it becomes even more important for employers to know who their employees are. In this session Derrin Watson will provide guidance on how to identify the differences between independent contractors and common law employees. He will also provide guidance on how to address the legal challenges presented by having leased employees. 

Attendee Takeaways:

• Why it is important to distinguish between employees and independent contractors 
• How the new healthcare law impacts employee classification 
• Drafting  defensive plan provisions after the Microsoft decision

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Live – 08/27/2014

Recorded  – 08/26/2015

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

S. Derrin Watson

Derrin received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from BYU. In 1980, he graduated from UCLA Law School. Formerly the tax partner of a Beverly Hills law firm, he now works for SunGard with their Relius line of educational programs and products. He spends much of the year traveling to present seminars, and he prepares and delivers roughly 30 webcasts per year on a variety of pension topics.

He has been involved with qualified plans since 1977 and had his first case involving controlled groups shortly thereafter. He has maintained a strong interest in this area ever since and has become the leading authority on controlled group, affiliated service group, and leased employee issues. He authored the first edition of Who’s the Employer in 1998, and just completed the 6th edition. He lectures frequently for ASPPA.  

Derrin is a Senior Editor of the Journal of Pension Benefits and has authored the “Who’s the Employer” column on the BenefitsLink web site. He has a wife, two sons and three cats. His varied experiences range from doing standup comedy (yes, even about ERISA) to serving as a Mormon missionary in Iran, to editing and writing books and newsletters on a variety of topics. He directs his church choir and enjoys punctuating his ERISA presentations with original parodies.

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