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Employee Benefit Regulatory Affairs
Karen R. McLeese - Vice President - Employee Benefit Regulatory Affairs
(913) 234-1760
Karen R. McLeese is Vice President of Employee Benefit Regulatory Affairs for CBIZ Benefits & Insurance
Services, Inc., a division of CBIZ, Inc. She serves as in-house counsel, with particular emphasis on monitoring
and interpreting state and federal employee benefits law:
 Author of At Issue, a CBIZ client newsletter that provides information of general interest regarding
employee benefits law and legislation.
 Author of For Your Benefit, a CBIZ compliance/reference guide to welfare benefits.
 Author of Benefit Beat, a monthly CBIZ e-newsletter containing regulatory updates.
 Reviews and interprets federal and state laws and regulations impacting employee benefits.
 Monitors federal and state legislation impacting employee benefits.
 Provides information in response to technical questions regarding employee benefits.
 Provides technical support in response to employee benefit issues.
 Follows and analyzes trends in employee benefits.
 Monitors case law impacting employee benefits.
Karen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and her Juris Doctor fromDuke
University.
She is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Missouri Bar Association. She is
also a member of the Kansas Bar Association, and the Health Law Forum and Labor & Employment Law
Sections of the American Bar Association.