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Presentations
 
Upcoming Presentations
2010
May 5, 2010
The annual Smith & Downey Client and Friends Seminar will be held on May 5, 2010, from 8 am until noon at the BWI Marriott. As always, we'll cover recent developments in the retirement plan, health and welfare plan, executive compensation, and labor and employment areas, with our usual emphasis on practical tips for employers. Please contact Jamie Pasko at 410-321-9000 or jpasko@smithdowney.com to reserve a spot at the seminar.
2009
May 12, 2009
The annual Smith & Downey Client and Friends Seminar will be held May 12, 2009, from 8:00 am to noon, at the BWI Marriott. As always, we will cover a variety of current events topics in the health and welfare plan, retirement plan, executive compensation, and labor and employment law areas.
March 24, 2009
Doug Desmarais spoke at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Towson, Maryland on the topic of reducing a workforce, EFCA, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, & GINA.
Seminar Handout – Reducing a Workforce, EFCA, LL Fair Pay Act & GINA [PDF]
2008
December 17, 2008
Doug Desmarais spoke at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Towson, Maryland on the topic of the new Family and Medical Leave Act regulations.
November 10, 2008
Doug Desmarais spoke at the Maryland Legal Aid's Employment Law Training Seminar in Columbia, Maryland on the topic of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
October 10, 2008
Doug Desmarais spoke at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Towson, Maryland on the topic of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, religious discrimination guidance from the EEOC, and gender identity in the workplace.
September 19, 2008
Henry Smith spoke to the Culpeper Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Executive Compensation Plans."
September 18, 2008
Henry Smith spoke to the Baltimore CEBS Chapter on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Retirement, Health, Welfare and Executive Compensation Plans."
August 12 , 2008
Doug Desmarais spoke at an SES Seminar in Baltimore, Maryland on the topic of “Employment Law Developments: EEO, Handbooks, Layoffs, & Retaliation Claims.”
July 17, 2008
Barry Downey spoke to the Maryland Chapter of American Payroll Associates at the BWI Marriott on the topic of the new regulations under Code Section 125.
July 17 , 2008
Doug Desmarais spoke to the Maryland Chapter of American Payroll Associates at the BWI Marriott on a variety of employment law topics.
June 13, 2008
Henry Smith spoke to the Northern Virginia HR Consortium on the topic of "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Options for Employers."
May 7, 2008
Henry Smith spoke to the Baltimore Association of Health Underwriter on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Health and Welfare Plans."
January 15, 2008
Henry Smith spoke to the International Forum in Miami, Florida on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Retirement, Health, Welfare and Executive Compensation Plans."
2007
October 2007
Henry Smith spoke to Coastal Pension Services in Linthicum, Maryland on the topic of "ERISA Section 404(c) Issues for Employers."
October 2007
Henry Smith spoke to the Society for Human Resource Management in Frederick, Maryland on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Retirement, Health, Welfare and Executive Compensation Plans."
October 2007
Henry Smith spoke to the Advanced Tax institute in Columbia, Maryland on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Retirement, Health, Welfare and Executive Compensation Plans."
October 2007
Henry Smith spoke to Asset Strategy Consultants in Hunt Valley, Maryland on the topic of "ERISA Section 404(c) and the PPA Default Rules."
October 2007
Doug Desmarais presented at Lorman Education's "Employment Law from A - Z" Conference in Boise, Idaho.
September 2007
Henry Smith spoke to WEB in Baltimore, Maryland on the topic of "PPAs Rules for Defined Contribution Plans."
September 2007
Barry Downey spoke to the Maryland Association of CPAs on a wide variety of ERISA and Employment law topics.
September 2007
Barry Downey spoke at the Talbot County Country Club (Easton Maryland), Dove Point (Salisbury, Maryland), and Roberts Restaurant (Prince Frederick, Maryland) on the topic of pre-funding of Other Post Employment Benefits, including the new GASB 45 requirements for governmental entities.
May 2007
Henry Smith spoke to the Baltimore Association of Health Underwriters on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Health and Welfare Plans."
May 2007
Henry Smith spoke to groups at ADP in Baltimore, Washington, and Virginia on the topic of "Recent Developments Affecting Retirement, Health, Welfare and Executive Compensation Plans."
May 2007
Henry Smith spoke to Baltimore Life Underwriters on the topic of "The New Rules for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation."
 
         
     
 
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Washington, D.C.
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