As health systems divide and conquer health care professionals are fi nding themselves in new employment situation -- working for larger org anizations or supervising new groups of employees. With this change co mes a need to take a new look at the laws that affect employee benefit s -- including ERISA group health plans COBRA and more. Here s a co ncise briefing on the legal issues involved in health care employee be nefits administration with specific references to statutes and court rulings that are relevant in the health care setting. A practical over view of a complex legal area.