On January 30th, President Biden announced his intention to end both the COVID-19 national emergency and the COVID-19 public health emergency (together, the “Emergency Declarations”) effective May 11, 2023. The Emergency...more
The form of a corporate transaction sets the stage for the employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) strategy – in the scope of due diligence and purchase agreement negotiations and post-closing activity. The charts...more
4/22/2021
/ 401k ,
Bonuses ,
COBRA ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Executive Compensation ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Golden Parachutes ,
IRS ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Vacation Pay
It’s the time of year when we all gather around with our families and loved ones. It’s also a good time to remember that your company may have its own family. Forgetting about that family can spell trouble....more
12/10/2019
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Controlled Groups ,
Corporate Governance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Parent Corporation ,
Section 409A ,
Subsidiaries
Severance agreements – especially severance agreements for terminating executives – are ripe with potential tax planning challenges and opportunities....more
Most plan administrators know that the recipe for a group health plan’s COBRA obligation includes three ingredients – a qualifying event that occurs while the individual is covered by the plan that triggers a loss of such...more