Employee Benefits and Pension

Since the establishment of Reid and Riege in 1950, pensions and employee benefits have been a cornerstone of the Firm's practice. Our clients range from New England's largest employers to sole proprietors, and also include employers located outside of New England. We advise clients on compliance with laws that relate to retirement plans, welfare benefit plans, and executive compensation programs.  Such laws include ERISA, pertinent provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and applicable portions of the age discrimination and securities laws.  Our Practice Area drafts plan documents, provides advice on the design and application of benefit plans, and represents clients in investigations, audits, and other proceedings involving  the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

The Pension and Employee Benefits Practice Area also handles matters involving qualified plan nondiscrimination rules, employee stock ownership plans, fiduciary processes, and voluntary compliance and correction programs. We also address employee benefit plan issues involved in Bankruptcy and Insolvencies, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Litigation.  Attorneys in Reid and Riege’s Taft Hartley Practice Area are very experienced in the employee benefits of their specialized area of benefits law.

The Employee Benefits attorneys handle numerous matters including:

• Benefits Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Equity Incentive Arrangements
• ESOPs and Other Stock Based Plans
• Executive Compensation Programs
• Governmental Employees and Public Pension Plans
• Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
• Tax-Exempt Entity Plans and Church Plans
• Tax Qualified Retirement Plans
• Welfare Benefit Plans (including Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Account Arrangements)

Client Alerts

• Don't Forget! Section 403(b) Plan Written Plan Requirement
• DOL Issues Form 5500 Transitional Relief for 403(b) Plans: What You Need to Know
• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: What You Need to Know
• Temporary COBRA Premium Assistance Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
• Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
• Year-End Deadline For Code Section 403(b) Plans Approaches
• Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Documents Must Be Amended by December 31, 2008
• Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Reminders for Sponsors of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
• Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act - Important Information
• Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Reminders for Sponsors of Defined Contribution Plans
• Upcoming Effective Dates Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (December 2005)
• Nonprofit Organization Report--Special Supplement (Spring 2005)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (March 2005)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (January 2005)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (Winter 2004)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (Fall 2004)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Report (Spring 2004)
• Final Minimum Distribution Rules for Retirement Benefits
• Special Tax Notice Regarding Plan Payments
• Employee Benefit Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001