Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Bradley’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group utilizes their extensive knowledge of the increasingly complex legislative and regulatory framework surrounding employee benefits and executive compensation plans to provide strategic counsel that helps employers achieve their goals and limit liability.

They assist clients in establishing benefit plans; making changes to existing benefits plans to ensure compliance with applicable laws, including the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), together with related regulations of the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; resolving complex issues that arise in connection with such plans in the context of mergers and acquisitions; and administering plans in a manner designed to minimize liability from a regulatory and litigation perspective.

Bradley attorneys aid clients in negotiating, drafting, and implementing executive employment agreements and related compensation plans, as well as advising clients on the unique tax rules applicable to such arrangements. They also assist nonprofit clients in complying with additional requirements under Code Section 4579 (f) to their deferred compensation arrangements.