Employee Benefits

BrownWinick attorneys of the employee benefits practice group assist clients with a wide range of benefits-related matters, helping employers develop, maintain, and operate incentive and benefit strategies to best attract and retain key talent.

Areas of practice include: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); Tax-qualified plans, including defined benefit/pension plans, and defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, ESOPs, etc.); Non-qualified deferred compensation plans; Equity incentives, including stock options and restricted stock; Health and welfare plans, including Affordable Care Act and COBRA compliance; Plan error corrections under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) including the Self-Correction Program (SCP), the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP), and Audit CAP; Form 5500 consultation including the Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP); Drafting and reviewing plan documents; Internal Revenue Service audits; Department of Labor investigations; Fiduciary Training; Controlled Group and Affiliated Service Group analysis; Pension Risk Transfers.