Employee Benefits

The growing complexity of employee benefits law makes it increasingly difficult to manage in-house. Dilworth Paxson's Employee Benefits Group attorneys continuously monitor both labor and federal tax laws in order to provide clients with effective and economical counsel in addressing these challenging areas of law.

The Employee Benefits Group provides assistance that enables its clients of all sizes and structures to achieve their business goals in a manner consistent with the ever-changing requirements of such federal agencies as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Department of Labor (DOL), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

The Employee Benefits Group attorneys collaborate with other Dilworth attorneys on a variety of issues relevant to clients. The Employee Benefits Group regularly works with attorneys in Dilworth's Corporate and Litigation Departments as well as the Tax and Labor and Employment Groups.

The Employee Benefits practice covers the following areas:

• Pension and profit sharing plans-drafting and design
• Employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions
• Qualified retirement plan audits by IRS and the DOL
• IRS and DOL correction program filings
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary/compliance issues
• Welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans, and flexible spending accounts
• Nonqualified plans and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A
• Collectively bargained and multiemployer plans
• Taxation of retirement plan/IRA distribution issues
• Health, disability, and life insurance
• Annual Report (Form 5500 Return) for Benefit Plans
• Employee stock ownership plans

The Employee Benefits Group lawyers represent private and public-sector employers and tax-exempt organizations as well as individuals.

As an ancillary service to our clients, the Firm boasts Professional Capital Services, LLC (PCS), a Dilworth-affiliated third-party administration and recordkeeping firm that serves a wide-range of 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, and 457 plans.

For questions or additional information, please contact Mark B. Klein, Chair of the Employee Benefits Group and President of PCS.

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