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Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits

Our Employee Benefits practice has extensive experience advising employers on employee benefits matters, including:

• Keeping clients’ qualified and nonqualified plans in compliance with tax and other legal requirements, filing determination letter applications and, when necessary, making needed corrections to preserve the tax-qualified status of plans or responding to IRS or DOL inquiries
• Advising private equity funds and investment advisers with respect to ERISA’s plan asset rules, fiduciary obligations, and prohibited transaction restrictions
• Drafting health and welfare plans, including cafeteria plans, wrap plans, and flexible spending plans, and assisting with ongoing compliance
• Representing clients (whether they are employers or fiduciaries) in ESOP transactions
• Representing clients with respect to managing pension plan withdrawal liability and challenging withdrawal liability assessments, including arbitration of withdrawal liability disputes
• Representing companies with respect to employee benefits issues and liabilities in bankruptcy proceedings
• Representing clients in connection with ERISA claims and litigation

Recognizing that employee benefits programs are not “one size fits all,” we draw on our team’s deep experience and comprehensive knowledge of relevant laws, and collaborate with a network of professionals, including investment advisors, actuaries, benefit consultants and administrators, financial consultants, banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, to help clients create, implement, and administer custom employee benefits programs that meet their specific objectives and requirements.

"Just Compensation" is a podcast series covering key issues in Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits law. It provides the basics of benefits as well as covering common issues and hot topics in this niche area of law that involves navigating complex tax rules and ERISA. Hosted by attorneys from our Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice groups, this series, geared towards companies and senior executives, will feature members from these practice groups, lawyers from other practice areas throughout the firm, and other individuals who work with companies. Listen to all episodes by clicking here, and subscribe via Apple Podcasts/iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, or YouTube.