Member Profile

Kristine K. Blanco is an attorney and the Director of Compliance for Alliant Insurance Services Employee Benefits practice. Kristine is a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Law and has been working in employer health and welfare plan compliance since 2005. She is experienced in a broad range of employee benefits topics, including HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, the ACA, and leave law mandates. Kristine previously practiced law at a national, management-side labor and employment law firm. While in private practice, Kristine provided counsel to a broad range of clients and represented them before governmental agencies and in state and federal courts. She regularly advised clients on integrating state and federal leaves of absence, workplace discrimination and harassment laws, and on disability protections and accommodations. Kristine is a frequent speaker on a range of employee benefits topics, most recently focused on health care reform implementation, and is the host of the EB Compliance podcast, CompliantwithAlliant.