MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Professionals seeking information on the changing landscape of healthcare reform as well as how to best meet their company's benefits needs, can find answers at The 16^th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium. The event is the largest employee benefits conference in the San Francisco Bay Area and is being held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm.

Symposium attendees are executives, plan fiduciaries, human resource and benefits professionals. During the morning session, topic choices include: the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, and 401(k) Planning and Welfare Compliance.

The ACA session provides information on understanding costs, coverage and compliance considerations. Employee benefits sessions are tailored to fit varying levels of experience from new HR professionals to those in a decision-making role, with multiple years of experience. The 401(k) track offers insight into the complex components of retirement plan design and compliance.

A luncheon presentation by attorney, Jeanine DeBacker will provide an employment law update that offers a look at the legal and regulatory landscape for employers. She'll also discuss what companies need to know about developing or refining compliance policies and practices.

A panel discussion on the topic of the Seven Mistakes that Employers Continue to Make in Employment Law will follow the luncheon.  Moderated by DeBacker, the panel will include prominent Bay Area attorneys and HR professionals.

Event sponsors are: EMQ FamiliesFirst, Great-West Financial, HR Options, The Larkin Company, LawRoom, Level 5, Merit Resource Group, McPharlin Sprinkles & Thomas LLP, Shuman Snyder LLP, SVEBI, ThinkHR, and Vita Benefits Group.

For more information and to register, go to: http://www.BenefitSymposium.com, email: events@BenefitSymposium.com, or call 650-968-8811. CE credit is available for HR and CPA professionals.

SOURCE Vita Benefits Group