Beth Alcalde Email & Phone Number

I am involved in leadership initiatives and senior management at Akerman LLP. Substantively, I have experience with employer-sponsored benefit plans, including those plans' compliance with the various federal laws and regulations, including ERISA, federal healthcare reform, COBRA, and HIPAA. I regularly assist clients with internal audits of their 401(K) and health and welfare plans, including cafeteria plans, to satisfy plan documentation, participant disclosure, and government reporting obligations. I have advised clients on complex compliance issues related to the benefits-related implications of corporate transactions, including with regard to qualified retirement plans. I also have handled multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), and have represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor. A particular focus is on pandemic-related employee benefit plan advice and planning.

Listed skills include Employee Benefits, Erisa, Employee Benefits Design, Cobra, and 2 others.