Employee Benefits- 401(k), DC SERP, pension, executive deferred compensation plan, medical, retiree medical, cafeteria and ancillary benefit plan design, drafting, and compliance experience. - Draft amendments for individually designed benefit plans and lead effort to obtain the requisite approvals through the corporate governance process. - Reviewed plan documents and advise the business regarding a wide array of employee benefit matters. - Review benefit related service and administrative contracts for corporation.Employment Law- Provided federal and state wage and hour compliance assistance to the compensation and payroll departments. - Advised the business on a wide array of employment law matters including discrimination, reductions-in-force, leave of absence, and compensation. - Drafted employee handbooks, severance agreements, contracts, and implement reductions-in-force. - Resolved administrative claims.Management Training and Legal Training- Conduct training sessions for management-level employees. Insurance - Represent company in all aspects of insurance related matters for D&O, EPLI, Cyber, P&C and E&O coverage. Work with broker to ascertain effective renewal and claim strategies.

Employee Benefit PlansEvaluate retirement plan (401(k) and defined benefit), medical (self-insured and fully-insured), wellness, cafeteria, dental, vision, HIPAA and ancillary plan compliance matters for full suite of employee benefits (documentary/operational compliance).Negotiate HIPAA Business Associate Agreements.Assist with corporate governance for employee benefit plans. Other Duties Provide federal and state wage and hour (FLSA compliance) assistance.Contracts - collaborate with corporate client to ensure contracts contain favorable terms.Law School Accreditation - attend Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Council and Accreditation Committee functions and provide advice regarding same.

Employee Benefits- 401(k), medical, cafeteria and ancillary benefit plan design, drafting, and compliance experience. - Lead 401(k) integration project with human resources, outside counsel and consultants to audit and merge eight 401(k) plans. - Assisted with corporate governance regarding employee benefits plans. - Lead annual HIPAA review meetings, draft annual reports, draft and negotiate Business Associate contracts with subcontracted parties, and update HIPAA policy to comply with HITECH. - Reviewed plan documents and advise the business regarding a wide array of employee benefit matters. Employment Law- Provided federal and state wage and hour compliance assistance to the compensation and payroll departments. - Advised the business on a wide array of employment law matters including discrimination, reductions-in-force, leave of absence, and compensation. - Drafted employee handbooks, severance agreements, contracts, and implement reductions-in-force. - Resolved administrative claims with the EEOC and Wisconsin DWD.Management Training and Legal Training- Conducted sexual harassment, wage and hour, ADA, FMLA, workers’ compensation, interviewing and hiring and performance management training sessions for management-level employees. - Planned, designed and conducted CLE presentations on health care reform as it affects self-insured health plans.

- Researched legal issues and drafted memoranda in the following areas of law: COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, ARRA, Title VII, §1981, §1983, NLRA, ERISA, WFEA, EEOC, 409A, the WI FMLA, DWD, WERC, and NLRB Decisions and settle cases regarding same. - Drafted employee handbooks, non-compete, confidentiality, severance and separation agreements, and phantom stock plans.- Drafted articles regarding Wisconsin’s FMLA leave and WARN Act. - Reviewed stop-loss insurance contracts, third party administrator contracts, adoption agreements, summary plan descriptions, and other documents relating to defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans.- Completed complex Affirmative Action Program for a Construction Contractor in compliance with OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) Guidelines & Executive Order 11246, and Civil Rights Compliance Plans, which comply with the US DHHS, Wisconsin Department of Administration, DWD and DHS Civil Rights Requirements.- Represented distressed companies by assisting in arranging forbearance agreements or bankruptcy filings.

- Recovered over $403,274 in disputed pension assets for clients. - Researched fiduciary duty, equitable estoppel, IRC, DOL, EBSA, PBGC, state and federal pension laws. - Filed Claims and Appeals against ERISA, railroad, federal, PBGC, church, state and municipal pension plans.- Wrote grant reports for the Administration on Aging and the Retirement Research Foundation. - Implemented new case procedures that significantly increased case management efficiency. - Hired, trained and supervised law clerks. - Led a public relations campaign by speaking to Social Security employees, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Poverty, the Wisconsin Retired Educator’s Association, AARP and to Senior Citizen Groups. - Received training in Social Security, long-term disability, COBRA, and Medicare Part D Counseling rules.