The complex and sometimes murky laws and regulations governing employee benefit and executive compensation plans require precise drafting, technical savvy and a future-oriented approach that stays abreast of changes and trends in the law. The Cors & Bassett employee benefit attorneys posses all of these traits. Knowing the law is not enough – it must be coupled with an understanding of our clients’ businesses and how the application of the law serves those businesses and employee benefit plans. Services provided by C&B employee benefit attorneys include:

• Assessment of business needs, compensation philosophy and financial constraints
• Drafting and assistance with maintenance of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) and pension plans
• Negotiation and drafting of executive compensation and incentive plans
• Drafting of employee stock option plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and other equity-based incentive compensation arrangements
• Counseling in regard to benefit plan terminations and the reversion of pension plan assets
• Identification of employee benefit and executive compensation issues in business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and divestures
• Negotiation and drafting of supplemental retirement and other non-qualified deferred compensation plans, including funding arrangements through insurance plans and trusts
• Drafting of Section 125 employee cafeteria plans
• Assistance with COBRA health care continuation issues and HIPAA compliance
• Advising plan sponsors, administrators and trustees regarding ERISA fiduciary standards and reporting and disclosure requirements
• Litigation of ERISA disputes
• Compliance with all federal and state agency reporting requirements (IRS, Department of Labor, SEC, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation)
• Negotiation and drafting of early retirement and severance agreements

Employee Benefits Attorneys:
Kenneth H. Kinder II
Robert C. Hassman
Hans M. Zimmer