Kate Paradise Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Manage team of attorneys, paralegals, and contract negotiators primarily serving the commercial health plans product team, which provides legal advice to Blue Cross NC's fully insured group and individual lines of business, self-funded group health plan administration, and diversified products including dental, vision, consumer driven health plans, wellness and disease management programs. Manage employment law and employee benefit legal issues for the Company. Provide support on privacy, ethics and corporate policy issues. Maintains primary responsibility for matters related to compliance with federal and state laws including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, PPACA, Internal Revenue Code, and North Carolina state insurance law, as well as state and federal employment and privacy laws.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Legal practice focused in the areas of employee benefits, employment and health law. I specialize in health and welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit programs, wellness plans and severance plans. I also work with public, private, governmental and religious employers on all aspects of retirement plans, including qualified and non-qualified plans. Representative Experience:Advising clients regarding welfare and fringe benefit plans, including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA and non-discrimination issues. Assisting clients with review and negotiation of service provider contracts and vendor agreements.Drafting plan documents and employee communications.Advising clients on health reform legislation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Advising employers on the operation of retirement plans, including matters concerning ERISA and Internal Revenue Code compliance. Counseling employers on administrative and compliance issues, including correcting qualification failures, prohibited transactions and fiduciary breaches. Assisting clients with the creation of severance pay plans. Representing associations in the design, implementation and administration of multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWA), including representation before the North Carolina Department of Insurance in licensing matters. Representing sponsors of qualified retirement plans before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, including advice and representation in connection with Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor voluntary compliance programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: JURISTGraduated Cum Laude

B.B.A., Political Science And Business Administration With A Concentration In Marketing

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swim Team