In recent years, welfare benefit plans have become the subject of substantially increased regulation. Our attorneys assist clients in the design, implementation and administration of numerous welfare benefit arrangements, including:
- group health plans
- group-term life insurance plans
- cafeteria plans
- dependent care assistance plans
- disability plans
- voluntary employee benefit associations (VEBAs)
- tuition reduction plans
- educational assistance plans
- adoption assistance plans
- qualified transportation benefits plans
- employee assistance plans
- severance pay and separation incentive plans
- health savings accounts
- medical savings account plans
In particular, we counsel clients regarding the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA, the requirements imposed on group health plans by legislation such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the administration of benefit claims review and appeals procedures and the implementation of separation incentive and early retirement programs designed to comply with age discrimination laws.
In recent years, welfare benefit plans have become the subject of substantially increased regulation. Our attorneys assist clients in the design, implementation and administration of numerous welfare benefit arrangements, including:
- group health plans
- group-term life insurance plans
- cafeteria plans
- dependent care assistance plans
- disability plans
- voluntary employee benefit associations (VEBAs)
- tuition reduction plans
- educational assistance plans
- adoption assistance plans
- qualified transportation benefits plans
- employee assistance plans
- severance pay and separation incentive plans
- health savings accounts
- medical savings account plans
In particular, we counsel clients regarding the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA, the requirements imposed on group health plans by legislation such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the administration of benefit claims review and appeals procedures and the implementation of separation incentive and early retirement programs designed to comply with age discrimination laws.
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