We regularly advise on ERISA and qualified retirement plan compliance, operation, design, and administrative issues.
We review and amend plan documents and investment policies for legal compliance with applicable laws, advise on benefit claims and other fiduciary issues, and provide representation before the IRS, DOL, and PBGC in connection with plan determination letter filings, voluntary correction programs, and plan audits. We advise fund sponsors, investing plans and lenders with respect to income tax and ERISA issues related to benefit plan investments under the ERISA “plan asset” regulations and disclosures for such investments in offering documents.
Ways We Can Help
- Types of Plans:
- 401(k) plans
- Profit sharing plans
- 403(b) plans
- Defined benefit plans
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
- Multiemployer plans
- Multiple employer plans
- Services Offered:
- Fiduciary and compliance services
- Plan design, drafting, and amendments
- Plan mergers, spin-offs, and terminations
- Summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications
- Plan administration
- Plan corrections and submissions under EPCRS
- Plan compliance reviews
- Participant communications
- IRS, DOL, and PBGC audits, investigations, assessments and administrative appeals
- Participant claims and appeals
- Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) and plan loans
- Service provider requests for proposals, contract review, and negotiation
- De-risking pension plans
