Carol Malenka Collins, Partner

Practice Areas/Industries
Employee Benefits; Business

Based in our San Francisco Office
415-995-5128 Direct Phone
415-541-9366 Fax
ccollins@hansonbridgett.com
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Carol Malenka Collins has extensive experience advising clients on the design and administration of their benefit plans, having served as in-house benefits counsel for 12 years. Carol's diverse experience includes advising employers on qualified plan issues, welfare plan issues (including issues under COBRA and HIPAA), flexible benefits plans, dependent care plans, severance plans, leave programs (FMLA and other leaves), prelitigation analysis and litigation.

Before joining Hanson Bridgett, Carol was in-house counsel for the California State Automobile Association and Pacific Bell.

Presentation

• COBRA Premium Subsidy, Bar Association of San Francisco (March 2009)

Publications

• "Final HIPAA Regulations Clarify Application of Nondiscrimination Rules to Wellness Programs, Health Reimbursement Accounts and Certain Plan Provisions", Blue Cross Legal Affairs Bulletin (2008)
• "Medicare Part B Premiums to Increase", The Journal, California Public Retirement News Source (July 2006)

Professional Affiliations
Western Pension & Benefits Conference

Education
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1983)
B.A., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania (1979)

Admissions and Courts
State of California