The Williams Mullen Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice has the experience and capacity to help public and private employers navigate the complex challenges of managing employee benefits. Every day we work closely with clients on issues involving all areas of employee benefits law, such as ESOPs, 401(k) plans, pension plans, health plans, disability plans, cafeteria plans, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock-based compensation, severance arrangements, and executive compensation.
The Williams Mullen Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice has the experience and capacity to help public and private employers navigate the complex challenges of managing employee benefits. Every day we work closely with clients on issues involving all areas of employee benefits law, such as ESOPs, 401(k) plans, pension plans, health plans, disability plans, cafeteria plans, nonqualified deferred compensation, stock-based compensation, severance arrangements, and executive compensation. Our team also helps employers create executive compensation arrangements that complement qualified plan benefits for key employees. In addition to our consulting services, our attorneys are prepared to represent our clients if ERISA litigation or income tax controversies arise.
We are also driven to keep our clients aware of and in compliance with changes in the law. Committed to a proactive approach to client service, we provide client alerts, legislation summaries and case summaries to keep clients informed of significant trends in the law. Creative, efficient and responsive problem-solving characterizes our practice.
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Services
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
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ERISA Fiduciary Duty, Disclosure and Reporting
Our attorneys advise employers, plan administrators, trustees, investment advisors and other plan fiduciaries regarding their fiduciary duties and liabilities, techniques for limiting such liabilities and allocation of fiduciary duties. We address fiduciary matters including prohibited transaction rulings, exemptions under ERISA and representation in DOL investigations or audits.
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Executive Compensation and Nonqualified Compensation Plans
We regularly advise our clients on incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights. Our team works closely with our clients to perform reviews to ensure that our clients are in compliance with securities laws. We also design supplemental executive retirement plans, retention programs and deferred compensation plans that are funded by employer stock. We help business executives, boards and compensation committees in designing, implementing, administering, and adjusting compensation plans to accommodate changes in the law and the dynamic business environments of our clients in today’s increasingly-competitive world. As needed, we team with our corporate securities law attorneys to address the disclosure and reporting issues that are inherent in executive and equity compensation arrangements.
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Tax Qualified Retirement Plans
We help our clients create plans that address their business goals, while taking advantage of the tax benefits available under the Internal Revenue Code. We steer our clients through the myriad of technical requirements, so that the resulting retirement plan meets both client-specific needs and all necessary compliance obligations. Throughout the life of the plan, we provide guidance on plan interpretation and administration, and we help in the amendment of existing plans. If plan termination is necessary, we assist with sensitive employee communication materials and obtain any necessary approvals.
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Welfare Benefit Plans
We provide clients with comprehensive counseling on the design and operation of medical and dental plans, cafeteria, dependent care, medical reimbursement, transportation allowance, group-term life, retiree health, and flexible benefit plans, and guide clients through the often complex administrative contracts that underlie these plans and arrangements. Health and welfare employee benefit plans necessitate compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA and HIPAA.
News
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12.07.2023
PODCAST: New Federal Rule Aims to Hold Investment Advisors to a Higher Standard
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11.17.2023
2023 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators
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11.09.2023
PODCAST: Auto-Portability: A New Way to Keep Retirement Savings Growing
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11.02.2023
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2024
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11.02.2023
Williams Mullen Nationally Ranked in 20 Practice Areas by Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2024
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10.27.2023
Williams Mullen Represents Miller Oil in Acquisition of E.T. Lawson & Son
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10.19.2023
PODCAST: IRS 2024 Health Plan Affordability Threshold May Put Some at Risk
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10.05.2023
PODCAST: SECURE 2.0 Act Relief for Plan Corrections
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09.27.2023
IRS Reduces 2024 Affordability Percentage
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08.28.2023
Treasury Issues Anticipated Relief for New Catch-up Contribution Rule
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08.22.2023
Hoops, LP: Seventh Circuit Denies Deferred Compensation Deduction in Taxable Asset Sale - Upsetting Common Understanding of Timing Rules
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08.17.2023
PODCAST: Partial Plan Terminations
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08.04.2023
PODCAST: Using Equity Incentives to Attract and Retain Key Team Members
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07.27.2023
Williams Mullen Representing American National Bankshares, Inc. in Merger With Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
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06.13.2023
PODCAST: Virginia Launches New Retirement Savings Program
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06.02.2023
44 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 14 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2023
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05.18.2023
PODCAST: Exploring the Value of Qualified Default Investment Alternatives
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05.04.2023
PODCAST: SECURE 2.0 Act - More Relief for Plan Administrators
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04.18.2023
PODCAST: What a Relief! 403(b) Plan Developments
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03.09.2023
PODCAST: Boosting Employee Engagement in 401(k) Participation and Retirement Savings
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02.17.2023
PODCAST: SECURE 2.0 Act - Highlights and To Do's for 2023
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01.06.2023
SECURE Act 2.0 Summary of Changes to Retirement Plans
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12.02.2022
PODCAST: Plan Administrators’ 2022 Year-End Checklist
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11.21.2022
2022 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators
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10.21.2022
Benefit and Contribution Limits Announced for 2023
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10.20.2022
PODCAST: Multiemployer Plans
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10.06.2022
PODCAST: Court Decisions Impacting Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries
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08.16.2022
PODCAST: Helping Employers Address the Gender Gap in Retirement Savings
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07.11.2022
Retirement Plan Sponsors Should Note Two Deadlines in July
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07.07.2022
PODCAST: Millennials, Boomers and Retirement Planning
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06.13.2022
PODCAST: New Lifetime Income Illustrations Required Soon
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06.02.2022
PODCAST: Health Plan Transparency Requirements
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05.20.2022
Health Plan Transparency Requirements are Effective Now
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05.12.2022
PODCAST: Employment Edition - Flexible and Remote Working Arrangements
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04.14.2022
PODCAST: Cryptocurrency in 401(k) Plans
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04.05.2022
409A INSIGHTS: INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION - Second Circuit Highlights Key Definitional Aspects in Soto v. Disney Severance Pay Plan
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03.31.2022
PODCAST: What Constitutes Plan Assets Under ERISA?
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03.17.2022
PODCAST: “The Great Resignation” - Structuring Benefits to Attract and Retain Talent
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03.08.2022
New Lifetime Income Illustrations Required This Year
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03.01.2022
Williams Mullen Welcomes Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Associate
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02.17.2022
PODCAST: Group Health Plan Service Provider Compensation Disclosure Requirements
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01.18.2022
At-Home COVID Tests Must be Reimbursed by Insurance Companies
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12.16.2021
PODCAST: 2023 Benefits Forecast with Mercer
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12.02.2021
PODCAST: New Prescription Drug and Health Coverage Reporting Requirements
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11.23.2021
2021 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators
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11.18.2021
PODCAST: OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination Regulations
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11.04.2021
ESOP ESSENTIALS: CAN MY COMPANY OFFER AN ESOP? Selected Tax Guidance on Choice of Entity, Business Structure and ESOPs
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11.04.2021
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2022
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10.21.2021
PODCAST: Time to Tidy-Up Plan Documents
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09.16.2021
Virginia DOLI Issues New COVID-19 Rules for Employers
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09.09.2021
PODCAST: Can Employers Impose a Health Insurance Surcharge on Plan Participants Not Vaccinated for COVID-19?
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09.02.2021
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Are Brokerage Windows Right for Your Retirement Plan?
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08.30.2021
COBRA Subsidy Expiration Notice is Due September 15
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08.23.2021
124 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.23.2021
13 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers®
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08.19.2021
PODCAST: Cautionary Tales for Preapproved Plan Documents
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07.08.2021
PODCAST: Missing Plan Participants
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06.24.2021
PODCAST: Best Practices for Reducing ERISA Litigation Risk
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06.10.2021
PODCAST: Cyber Security Guidance for Benefit Plan Sponsors and Participants
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05.24.2021
PODCAST: Back to the Future: SECURE Act and SECURE Act 2.0
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04.29.2021
PODCAST: Employee Retention Tax Credit Expansion
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04.15.2021
PODCAST: COBRA Notice Litigation
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04.09.2021
DOL Issues Model Notices and FAQs for COBRA Subsidy
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04.01.2021
PODCAST: Biden Administration Quick Take – Three Employment Law Initiatives We’re Monitoring
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03.29.2021
Plan Sponsors Should Review Restated Pre-Approved Plan Documents with Care
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03.15.2021
Key Employee Benefit Aspects of the American Rescue Plan Act
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03.11.2021
PODCAST: DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
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03.01.2021
Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
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02.11.2021
Podcast: Payroll Integration for Plan Sponsors
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01.28.2021
PODCAST: Employee Misclassification - Exploring the DOL New Final Rule and Its Impact on Employers
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01.15.2021
PODCAST: New Round of COVID-19 Relief Expands Assistance for Employers
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01.08.2021
Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Employee Misclassification
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12.29.2020
Congress Provides New Round of COVID-19 Relief
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12.03.2020
PODCAST: Plan Administrators’ 2020 Year-End Checklist
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11.20.2020
2020 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators
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10.26.2020
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2021
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10.15.2020
PODCAST: Cybersecurity Considerations for Retirement Plan Sponsors
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09.03.2020
PODCAST: New Virginia Laws Impacting Worker Classification
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08.11.2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Edition - Employee Benefits Considerations When Conducting Furloughs and Layoffs
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07.30.2020
PODCAST: DOL Proposed Changes for Socially Responsible Investment Options
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07.15.2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
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07.09.2020
The DOL Proposes New Regulations on the Use of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors When Selecting Plan Investments
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07.09.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Employee Benefits Considerations When Conducting Furloughs and Layoffs
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07.02.2020
IRS and DOL Grant Plan Administrators Some Relief During Pandemic
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06.24.2020
PODCAST: Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQ Workers
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06.16.2020
PODCAST: DOL Updates ERISA Electronic Disclosure Guidelines
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06.01.2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Edition - New Opportunities for Health Flexible Spending Arrangements and Cafeteria Plans
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05.26.2020
New Opportunities for Health Flexible Spending Arrangements and Cafeteria Plans
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05.07.2020
35 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 13 Named 2020 Rising Stars
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05.06.2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Edition - Employee Benefit Plans
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04.28.2020
Section 83(b) Elections: Limited COVID-19 Relief, but Keep Your Records
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04.28.2020
29 Williams Mullen Attorneys, 11 Practice Areas Recognized in Chambers USA 2020
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04.24.2020
Furloughs, Layoffs & Reductions in Force: The Distinctions Impacting Employee Benefits and Employment Laws
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04.15.2020
PODCAST: COVID-19 Edition - Practical Guidance on Leave Relief for Employers
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04.03.2020
DOL Issues New Rule on COVID-19 Sick and Family Leave Pay
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04.01.2020
COVID-19 Legislation - Employment and Employee Benefit Provisions of the FFCRA and CARES Act - Chart
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03.26.2020
CARES Act - Congress’ Third COVID-19 Bill and What it Means for Employers
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03.26.2020
Coronavirus: Employers Must Post New FFCRA Notice by April 1, 2020
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03.23.2020
Government Agencies Announce Plan to Implement COVID-19 Leave and Tax Credits
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03.20.2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) - Chart
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03.19.2020
Coronavirus Relief Legislation Establishes New Employee Leave Requirements
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03.18.2020
COVID-19 Prompts Treasury to Delay April 15 Deadline For Payment of Taxes Owed
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03.03.2020
PODCAST: SECURE Act Implications for 401(k) Plans
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02.14.2020
The SECURE Act Makes Significant Changes to Benefit Plans
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12.17.2019
PODCAST: Government Investigative Demands
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12.06.2019
PODCAST: Plan Administrators’ 2019 Year-End Checklist
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11.20.2019
PODCAST: Student Loan Benefits
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11.20.2019
Plan Administrators’ 2019 Year-End Checklist
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11.06.2019
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2020
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11.05.2019
PODCAST: New Hardship Distribution Regulations for 401(k) Plans
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10.24.2019
PODCAST: Captive Insurance Arrangements
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10.04.2019
PODCAST: Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions
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09.18.2019
PODCAST: Health Reimbursement Arrangement Update
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09.04.2019
PODCAST: Importance of Investment Policy Statements
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08.16.2019
PODCAST: New Rules for Top Hat Plan Filings
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08.16.2019
Williams Mullen Representing C&F Financial Corporation in Acquisition of Peoples Bankshares, Inc.
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.05.2019
Williams Mullen Represents The C.F. Sauer Company in Sale to Private Equity Firm
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08.02.2019
Federal Judge Dismisses ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claim against University for Lack of Standing
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07.29.2019
Williams Mullen Helps Boston Barricade Complete ESOP Transaction
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07.09.2019
PODCAST: Best Practices for Retirement Plan Committees
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06.20.2019
PODCAST: Recruiting and Retention - Can Your 401K Make a Difference?
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06.05.2019
PODCAST: House Passes Retirement Reform Legislation
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05.20.2019
PODCAST: Correcting Health Savings Account Contribution Errors
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05.09.2019
PODCAST: ERISA Plan Status of Voluntary Benefits
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05.06.2019
IRS Announces Changes to Determination Letter Options
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04.26.2019
PODCAST: Health Reimbursement Regulations
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04.25.2019
IRS Issue Snapshot: S Corporation ESOPs and IRC section 409(p)
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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04.09.2019
PODCAST: Wellness Program Compliance Update
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03.27.2019
PODCAST: Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit
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01.28.2019
New Parking Expense Rules for Taxable Employers and Tax-Exempt Organizations
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11.27.2018
Plan Administrators' 2018 Year-End Checklist
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11.07.2018
IRS Issues Updated Rollover Notices
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11.01.2018
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2019
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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08.14.2018
14 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named ‘Lawyers of the Year’ by The Best Lawyers in America©
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05.22.2018
Selecting the Best Retirement Plan for Your Practice
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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01.17.2018
New Disability Claims Procedures Impact a Broad Range of Employee Benefit Plans
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12.21.2017
Congress Passes Tax Act
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12.21.2017
GOP Tax Reform: Impact on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans
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11.17.2017
Plan Administrators’ 2017 Year-End Checklist
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10.31.2017
Williams Mullen Advises Citizens National Bank in Merger with Old Point Financial
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10.19.2017
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2018
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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06.30.2017
Williams Mullen Advises Bank of McKenney in Merger with Citizens Community Bank
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10.27.2016
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2017
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09.23.2016
New Nondiscrimination Rules Impact Health Care Providers and Health Plans
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09.07.2016
IRS Permits Several Waivers for Taxpayers Who Miss Rollover Deadline
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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08.15.2016
Nine Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ by Best Lawyers®
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03.28.2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch Covers Laura Windsor and Marc Purintun Workshop on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination in the Workplace
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02.25.2016
Affordable Care Act Compliance Update for 2016
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02.23.2016
IRS Changes Direction on New Compliance Questions on Form 5500
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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02.02.2016
Williams Mullen Announces the Election of Eight New Partners
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12.09.2015
50 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to Virginia Business magazine’s 2015 ‘Legal Elite’
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11.16.2015
Marc Purintun Featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch 'Decision Maker' Q&A
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11.06.2015
Bipartisan Budget Agreement Triggers New Audit Rules for Partnerships; Repeals ACA Automatic Enrollment
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11.03.2015
Williams Mullen Ranked Nationally in 16 Legal Practices by U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ 2016
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10.22.2015
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2016
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09.15.2015
Marc Purintun Assumes Role as Chair of Williams Mullen’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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06.26.2015
Brydon DeWitt discusses Supreme Court decision on ACA tax credits with the Richmond Times-Dispatch
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06.26.2015
Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage of Same-Sex Couples Has Employee Benefit Plan Implications
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06.25.2015
Supreme Court Upholds ACA Premium Assistance Nationwide
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06.22.2015
Williams Mullen employee benefits attorneys provide commentary on SCOTUS decisions
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05.22.2015
Supreme Court Rules on Plan Fiduciaries Duty to Monitor Plan Investments
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05.19.2015
Williams Mullen Welcomes Tax Associate Bobby Hamlett
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05.07.2015
Marc Purintun quoted in VBA Journal about the Affordable Care Act
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04.07.2015
Employee Benefits Attorney Marc Purintun Joins Williams Mullen as Partner
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02.12.2015
Court Permits Beneficiary Designations By Telephone
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11.18.2014
Brydon DeWitt Featured in Inside Business Article About Health Care Reform Compliance
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11.06.2014
Health Care Reform Challenges for Educational Institutions
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10.24.2014
Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2015
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08.18.2014
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers in America
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06.30.2014
ESOP Fiduciaries Lose “Presumption of Prudence”
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05.16.2014
New COBRA and CHIP Notices Highlight Affordable Care Act Marketplaces
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02.12.2014
Employer Healthcare Mandate Transition Relief Announced
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11.11.2013
Williams Mullen Welcomes Tax Attorney J. Patrick Becker
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11.07.2013
Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Become More Flexible
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10.31.2013
Benefit Limits and Contributions for 2014
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10.03.2013
Three Healthcare Questions For Construction Industry Employers
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09.05.2013
HIPAA Compliance Action Required Soon
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08.30.2013
All Same-Sex Marriages Valid for Federal Tax Purposes
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07.18.2013
Sponsors of Self-Insured Health Plans Must Pay the PCORI Fee by July 31
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07.03.2013
Employer Healthcare Mandate Delayed
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06.27.2013
SCOTUS DOMA Ruling Impacts Employee Benefits
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06.12.2013
Three Healthcare Questions as 2014 Approaches
Events
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10.12.2023
Benefits Forum 2023: SECURE 2.0 and SECURE Act - Opportunities, Relief & Required Changes
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04.25.2023
ERISA Case Law Update - Triangle Benefits Forum
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03.01.2023
SECURE 2.0 Act Insights - Central Virginia Employee Benefits Council
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10.25.2022
Ideas for Businesses to Navigate Economic Uncertainty Webinar
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10.19.2022
DeWitt to Speak at Eastern Virginia Association of Health Underwriters
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09.22.2022
Benefits Forum 2022: Retirement Plans - Risks, Rewards & What's Ahead
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06.21.2022
M&A Webinar Series: Employee Benefits Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions
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04.26.2022
ERISA Case Law Update - Triangle Benefits Forum
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09.15.2021
Annual Benefits Forum: How To Be an ERISA Superhero
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02.24.2021
ERISA Case Law Update - Triangle Benefits Forum
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12.18.2020
Nonprofit Law Basics and 2020 Updates
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12.03.2020
COVID-19 Comeback Convention
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11.04.2020
COVID-19 Impact on Employee Benefits – CVEBC Fall Meeting
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10.27.2020
M&A Webinar Series - Deferred Compensation in M&A Transactions: Where to Look, How to Pay
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10.26.2020
Legal Impacts of COVID-19 on Retirement Plans
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09.24.2020
WEBINAR: Annual Benefits Forum - Charting a Course for Recovery for Employers and Employees
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08.21.2020
Va. Association of Health Underwriters Webinar Series
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06.16.2020
ERISA Case Law Update - Triangle Benefits Forum
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05.27.2020
FFCRA & CARES Act Progress Update
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05.18.2020
Webinar: Recent Case Studies in Fiduciary Failures
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04.17.2020
Helping Employers Navigate the CARES Act & FFCRA Provisions
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04.15.2020
VMA Webinar: How to Leverage the CARES Act for Your Business
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04.10.2020
Virginia Community Capital: COVID-19: Resources for Our Communities
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04.03.2020
Webinar: COVID-19 Employment and Employee Benefits Law Considerations
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03.26.2020
NOW A WEBINAR - SECURE Act: New Opportunities for Plan Sponsors and Participants
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02.18.2020
Webinar - SECURE Act: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know
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09.19.2019
2019 Employee Benefits Forum
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06.27.2019
Employee Benefit Plan Compliance Update
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06.26.2019
Auto Enrollment and Auto Escalation for State and Local Governments
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03.26.2019
Case Law and Regulatory Update – Triangle Benefits Forum
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01.30.2019
Health Plan Compliance – Central Virginia Association of Health Underwriters
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01.24.2019
Winter 2019 Tax Forum
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11.27.2018
EBP Fiduciary Responsibility – Education & Not-for-Profit Seminar
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09.20.2018
2018 Employee Benefits Forum: Plan Sponsor's Toolkit: DIY Maintenance and Repairs
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Allison J. Carlon
Associate- Phone:804.420.6268
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Brydon M. DeWitt
Partner- Phone:804.420.6917
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Philip J. Delano
Associate- Phone:804.420.6057
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Nona K. Massengill
Partner- Phone:804.420.6569
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Marc Purintun
Partner- Phone:804.420.6310
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