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Christopher S. Lockman

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June 7, 2024 Press Releases

30 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2024 Chambers & Partners Guide More

June 9, 2023 Press Releases

30 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2023 Chambers & Partners Guide More Chambers

October 13, 2022 Press Releases

39 Verrill Attorneys Named 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

June 8, 2022 Press Releases

31 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2022 Chambers & Partners Guide More

January 24, 2022 Media Mentions

Verrill Attorney Chris Lockman Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Northeastern Lawsuit Supreme Court Decision More Bloomberg Law

November 22, 2021 Press Releases

32 Verrill Attorneys Named 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

May 27, 2021 Press Releases

32 Verrill Attorneys, Across Three Offices, Recognized in 2021 Chambers & Partners Guide More

November 9, 2020 Press Releases

35 Verrill Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

April 27, 2020 Press Releases

38 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2020 Chambers & Partners Guide More

January 22, 2020 Press Releases

Verrill Elects Four New Partners More

December 11, 2019 Press Releases

39 Verrill Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

Firm Highlights

Proposed Rules for Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Provide Some Helpful Information for Employers

Maine’s comprehensive paid family and medical leave (PFML) law, enacted in October 2023, establishes a state benefits program funded by employer and employee contributions (the “Program”). The PFML law provides for implementation of the...

Can a Self-Funded Group Health Plan Exclude Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care?

We are sometimes asked whether a self-funded group health plan is required to cover gender-affirming medical services. As this post explains in detail, it is generally impracticable for a self-funded ERISA-covered plan to exclude...

Prepare for Cooler Weather, Annual Enrollment, and 2025

Summer is ending and fall is rapidly approaching. For employee benefit professionals with calendar-year health and welfare benefit plans that means preparing for annual enrollment and year-end compliance requirements. This post provides a high-level...

Novel 401(k) Plan Lawsuits Over the Use of Forfeitures—Swinging for the Fences or Plausible Claims?

In our December 7, 2023 post , we noted five class action lawsuits, all filed by the same law firm within two months, in which 401(k) plan participants allege plan fiduciaries violated ERISA by...

30 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in the 2024 Chambers & Partners Guide

Verrill has been rated as a Leading Firm in a total of 12 categories and subcategories as evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, one of the world's most respected legal research and publishing firms...

Section 457(f) Plans and Noncompete Clauses: What the IRS Gave, the FTC May Take Away

When the IRS published proposed regulations harmonizing key provisions of Code Sections 409A and 457(f) in 2016, executive compensation lawyers and consultants rejoiced. It was not just that a long wait was over (roughly...

HHS Issues Model Attestation Required by Final HIPAA Regulations Supporting Reproductive Health Care Privacy

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published Final Regulations under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule introducing greater protections for information related to reproductive...

IRS Issues Guidance Addressing Matching Contributions on Student Loan Payments

Section 110 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) permits employers maintaining a 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457(b), or SIMPLE IRA plan to make matching contributions based on qualified student loan payments (“QSLPs&rdquo...

Student Loans and Code Section 127 Educational Assistance Programs: A Reminder from the IRS, FAQs, and a Sample Plan Document

On August 28, the IRS issued IR-2024-227 , reminding employers of the following key aspects of educational assistance programs under Internal Revenue Code Section 127: They can be used to help reimburse the costs...

A Primer on COBRA Continuation Coverage for Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts

It is a common practice for employers to offer employees a health care flexible spending account (“Health FSA”) option under a cafeteria plan. However, employers (and their COBRA administrators) may not be aware that...

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