Dilworth Paxson’s Employee Benefits Group practices in 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 group assists its clients 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).
Dilworth Paxson’s Employee Benefits Group lawyers 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. Our lawyers collaborate with other Dilworth Paxson lawyers on a variety of issues relevant to clients. The Employee Benefits Group regularly works with lawyers in Dilworth Paxson’s Business Department, Litigation Department, Tax Group, and Labor & Employment Group.
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 is affiliated with Professional Capital Services, LLC (PCS), a Dilworth Paxson-affiliated third-party administration and recordkeeping firm that serves a wide-range of 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, and 457 plans.
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