Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Counsel

A law firm in Columbus is seeking an experienced Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Counsel to provide expert advice on health and welfare plans, compliance issues, and litigation matters affecting employee benefit plans. The ideal candidate should possess strong experience in advising businesses and resolving issues related to the administration of health and welfare plans.

Duties:

• Provide advice to businesses on all aspects of health and welfare plans, including wrap plans, cafeteria plans, and flexible benefits arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), COBRA, HIPAA, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, TiC, and CAA 21 regulations.
• Draft and negotiate service provider agreements related to employee benefit plans.
• Resolve issues arising from the administration of health and welfare plans.
• Advise businesses on health and welfare plans, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Handle wrap plans, cafeteria plans, and flexible benefits arrangements.
• Provide proactive advice on a wide range of compliance and litigation issues affecting employee benefit plans.
• Draft and negotiate service provider agreements related to employee benefit plans.
• Resolve issues related to the administration of health and welfare plans.

Experience:

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience providing proactive advice to employers on compliance and litigation issues affecting health and welfare employee benefit plans.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to the State Bar and in good standing.
• Substantial experience in providing legal advice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
• In-depth knowledge of the Affordable Care Act, COBRA, HIPAA, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, TiC, and CAA 21 compliance.

Skills:

• Strong experience in providing proactive advice to employers on compliance and litigation issues.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills for service provider agreements.
• Thorough understanding of health and welfare employee benefit plans.
• Ability to resolve issues related to the administration of employee benefit plans.

This prestigious general practice firm manages its practice groups efficiently and matter-of-factly. Solid and steady work help solidify this firm as a top player in the market. Associates can expect good training, including more hands-on work than in other firms offering similar levels of sophistication in the practice. Associates will be pleasantly surprised by the sophistication of this firm, combined with a warm collegial environment.