Ice Miller partner Vanessa Scott will be participating in an employee benefits sub-committee meeting titled "Employee Benefits: Welfare Plans, EEOC, FMLA and Leave Issues" at the American Bankruptcy Association's 2026 Midyear Tax Meeting.

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Program Description:

Join us for a mix of hot topics garnering attention for health and welfare plans. Our panel will include input from governmental speakers about recent guidance issued and upcoming developments for 2026. We will include a segment to the importance of fiduciary duties in light of recent artificial intelligence developments in the healthcare and health plan space. In addition, we will have a conversation about the direct-to-consumer model and its role vis-à-vis health and welfare plans.

Panelists:

• Sage Fattahian, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 
• Kristy L. Buckley, Buckley Maxwell Dixon Dolezal PC
• Kevin Knopf, IRS Office of Chief Counsel 
• Jason P. Lacey, Lacey, P.A.
• Beth A. Mandel, Thompson Hine LLP
• Mary E. Powell, Trucker Huss, APC
• Vanessa A. Scott, Ice Miller