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:

1. 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
2. Communication with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to obtaining tax qualification for retirement plans
3. Preparation of retirement plan communications for employees
4. Plan terminations and mergers
5. Qualified domestic relations orders
6. Beneficiary designation and distribution issues
7. Preparation of cafeteria/flexible benefits plans
8. COBRA, HIPAA, and FMLA compliance
9. Deferred compensation
10. Executive compensation
11. Benefits administration
12. Preparation of welfare plans
13. Wage continuation plans
14. Self-insured health plans including medical expense reimbursement programs
15. Dependent care plans
16. Self-insured dental and eye care plans
17. ERISA claims defense
18. Rabbi trusts
19. Top hat supplemental benefits plans
20. IRS and Department of Labor audit representation
21. Issues relating to disputes between employers and employees regarding benefits

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