Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Events

When: January 16, 2025 at 8:00am – 5:00pm (EDT)

Location: Holiday Inn By the Bay

People: Tawny L. Alvarez, Robert C. Brooks, Douglas P. Currier, Elizabeth T. Johnston, Erik Peters, Hannah B. Saturley, Elizabeth Connellan Smith, Eric D. Altholz, Christopher S. Lockman

Fiduciary Duties of Employers with Employee Health Plans

When: July 22, 2024 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EDT)

Location: Webinar

People: Christopher S. Lockman

PLANSPONSOR: HSA Conference - Medical Account Alphabet Soup

When: April 10, 2024 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm

People: Christopher S. Lockman

Firm Highlights

Matter

Health and welfare plan counsel to Fortune 500 companies

Verrill advises several Fortune 500 companies regarding health and welfare plan legal compliance matters. Our team helps these large and demanding employers navigate a wide variety of legal compliance challenges, including COVID-19 vaccination incentives...

News

Verrill Expands Statewide Presence, Welcomes Eight New Attorneys to New Bangor Office

Matter

Employee benefits transaction counsel

We advised a large physician network regarding the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of its acquisition by a subsidiary of one of the largest health insurance companies in the country. The complex transaction...

Matter

Comprehensive employee benefits representation of regional health system

Blog

DOL Updates Model Annual Funding Notices for SECURE 2.0

On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (the FAB), providing initial guidance and updated models for defined benefit plan Annual Funding Notices that comply with the notice...

Blog

Plan Sponsors: How much thought have you given to your defined contribution retirement plan’s default beneficiary hierarchy?

Despite efforts by plan sponsors and third-party administrators/plan recordkeepers to communicate to defined contribution retirement plan participants the importance of designating a beneficiary to receive any remaining vested account balance upon their death, some...

Matter

Special project of long-time Fortune 500 client

For more than 25 years, Verrill has served as outside employee benefits counsel to a large, publicly traded insurance company. We helped this client develop a pioneering emergency savings vehicle within its 401(k) plan...

Blog

Does ERISA Work?

On Labor Day, September 2, 1974, Gerald Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) into law. ERISA governs the employee benefit plans (i.e., retirement and welfare plans) of most private employers in...

Publication/Podcast

FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: Status & Next Steps

UPDATE - August 21, 2024 Yesterday afternoon (August 20, 2024), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning most non-competition agreements between...

Blog

Preventive Services vs. Preventive Care

In the context of medical coverage, the terms “Preventive Services” and “Preventive Care” are often used interchangeably. The two terms, however, have very different meanings. Understanding the difference can have significant implications for plan...

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