The Firm has attorneys and paralegals experienced in the specialized area of ERISA and employee benefits. ERISA is the law which concerns itself with retirement plans and welfare-benefits plans. Firm attorneys have broad experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of employee-benefit programs such as defined-benefit pension, money-purchase pension, cash balance, profit-sharing and 401(k) plans, cafeteria/flexible benefit plans, health and disability plans, dependent-care plans, and other fringe benefit and incentive programs.

Some specific activities in this category include the following:

• Preparation of retirement plans (defined benefit pension, money purchase pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans), including evaluation of the most beneficial provisions for an individual client
• Communication with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to obtaining tax qualification for retirement plans
• Preparation of retirement plan communications for employees
• Plan terminations and mergers
• Qualified domestic relations orders
• Beneficiary designation and distribution issues
• Preparation of cafeteria/flexible benefits plans
• COBRA, HIPAA, and FMLA compliance
• Deferred compensation
• Executive compensation
• Benefits administration
• Preparation of welfare plans
• Wage continuation plans
• Self-insured health plans including medical expense reimbursement programs
• Dependent care plans
• Self-insured dental and eye care plans
• ERISA claims defense
• Rabbi trusts
• Top hat supplemental benefits plans
• IRS and Department of Labor audit representation
• Issues relating to disputes between employers and employees regarding benefits

The Firm conducts seminars which focus on the ERISA and employee benefits.