Bond’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice group regularly works with college and university clients to provide advice and counsel regarding all aspects of employee benefit administration. One of the hallmarks of the group is providing timely, practical advice on the day-to-day administration issues that frequently arise in this area of the law. In addition, we have experience with the novel issues arising with employee groups seeking and receiving employee benefits, such as graduate students, nontraditional faculty and adjunct employees. We regularly work with third-party service providers, negotiating contracts and agreements and addressing benefit issues as they arise.
We can provide advice and counsel to the University’s retirement plan committee regarding plan governance and fiduciary risk management issues, assist with the development of early retirement programs to address workforce issues and help navigate the complicated issues that arise under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code and other federal and state laws that impact the University’s benefit plans on a daily basis. Attorneys on our team have worked directly with board chairs in the negotiation of presidential and other executive contracts.
Bond’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice group regularly works with college and university clients to provide advice and counsel regarding all aspects of employee benefit administration. One of the hallmarks of the group is providing timely, practical advice on the day-to-day administration issues that frequently arise in this area of the law. In addition, we have experience with the novel issues arising with employee groups seeking and receiving employee benefits, such as graduate students, nontraditional faculty and adjunct employees. We regularly work with third-party service providers, negotiating contracts and agreements and addressing benefit issues as they arise.
We can provide advice and counsel to the University’s retirement plan committee regarding plan governance and fiduciary risk management issues, assist with the development of early retirement programs to address workforce issues and help navigate the complicated issues that arise under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code and other federal and state laws that impact the University’s benefit plans on a daily basis. Attorneys on our team have worked directly with board chairs in the negotiation of presidential and other executive contracts.
Our experience in the higher education area extends to all types of retirement and welfare benefit plans and arrangements, including:
- defined contribution retirement plans (including 403(b) plans)
- defined benefit retirement plans
- non-qualified plans/arrangements (including 457(b) plans and 457(f) arrangements)
- contract provisions for executives and coaches
- health plans
- employee assistance plans
- group term life insurance plans
- severance pay plans
- cafeteria plans
- health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- retiree medical, dental and life insurance plans
- early retirement incentive programs
- transportation benefits (including benefits for visa-holder employees)
- tuition reduction plans
- educational assistance plans
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