Experience
I've spent my entire professional career advising employers, executives and fiduciaries on employee benefit and executive compensation design, strategy and compliance matters. I have significant experience helping companies and executives design and implement executive and incentive compensation arrangements, including deferred compensation, equity incentive, and severance/retention programs.
I have counseled, defended, trained and shared knowledge on topics including:
- Deferred compensation arrangements and executive incentive plans
- Section 409A and other tax implications for deferred compensation plans
- Executive employment agreements and other employment matters
- Health and welfare plan compliance and administration
- Consumer-driven health plans and health savings accounts
- Affordable Care Act compliance and reporting
- ACA employer shared responsibility tax assessment reviews and appeals
- COBRA compliance
- HIPAA privacy and security rule compliance for group health plans
- Deferred compensation and benefits issues for tax-exempt employers
- Severance plans and workforce reductions
- ADA, FMLA compliance matters