HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

  • Section 125 cafeteria plans, including flexible benefits
  • Traditional medical, dental and vision health care plans
  • Health savings accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements
  • Health care reform issues (i.e. the Affordable Care Act)
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) compliance
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT, SEVERANCE AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION

  • Non-qualified deferred compensation plans
  • Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs)
  • Executive employment agreements
  • Severance and retention agreements
  • Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, 162(m) and 280G compliance

PLAN FIDUCIARY GUIDANCE

  • Advising administrative committees on fiduciary issues concerning administration, funding and claims procedures
  • Advising fiduciaries concerning use of plan assets
  • Government Audits and Other Proceedings

At Dawda Mann, we expertly advise clients on the rules affecting their benefits programs, as well as assist business leaders in designing competitive benefits packages and in establishing new benefits programs. As legal mandates change over time, we also work with clients to monitor and redesign employee benefits programs to keep pace with those changes in government mandates, legal requirements and the financial and competitive changes of the business.

It’s Not so Easy to Say “You’re Fired”

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It is the situation that business owners and HR personnel dread: when it’s time to let an employee go. They simply aren’t fulfilling their job responsibilities and/or they are having trouble working as part of [...]

January: Resolve to Revise Your Employee Handbook

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You probably have a flotilla of New Year’s Resolutions in your head, both personal and professional. January is also a good time to review a variety of human resources issues, as well as employee benefits [...]

Best Practices for Preventing Boorish Behavior at the Holiday Party

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Are you planning an office holiday party? Office parties are a great way to reward employees, create collegial bonding and boost morale. But office parties can also create unintended consequences when employees and employers aren’t [...]

New Regulations from OSHA Require Immediate Attention

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The Occupational  Safety & Health  Administration (OSHA) is responsible for overseeing workplace safety and compliance. OSHA has new record keeping changes that will be enacted January 1, 2015. In the past, only certain industries had [...]

Good Office Etiquette = Good Employee/Employer Relations

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Office etiquette is not just a nicety or an extra. Sharing a space for at least eight hours a day with the same characters, all with their own foibles, can create an unplanned intimacy. Bad [...]

During Voting Season Don’t Step on the Line Between Church and State

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It is critical for religious institutions to hew closely to the laws regarding what they can and cannot do in the political arena. Missteps in this regard could jeopardize a church, synagogue or mosque’s non-profit [...]