The current employment compensation environment is highly complex and changing. That’s why KMK’s employee benefits-focused attorneys take a proactive approach when counseling clients, and we always seek a deeper understanding of future trends and how they will potentially impact our clients’ businesses.
Employers make a tremendous investment each year in their employees. We believe that an employer’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel is critical to their success. Our lawyers assist clients in designing and implementing cost-efficient and effective employee benefit and compensation programs, including:
401(k) Plans
Cash balance and pension equity plans
Defined benefit pension plans
Profit sharing plans
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)
403(b) plans
Puerto Rico qualified plans and trusts
Multiple employer plans
Multi-employer plans
SIMPLE plans
Keogh plans
Medical plans
Dental, vision, disability, and other welfare plans
When it Rains it Pours: $38.8M Jury Verdict in 401(k) Fee Case | Anthem Settles NY Mental Health Class Action | Health Plan Exclusion of Weight Loss Medication Not Discriminatory
Clorox Can't Clean Up Forfeiture Suit | Cheese Company Wants Its Cheddar in Suit Against UHC | PBM Selection Continues Raising Liability Concerns for Plan Fiduciaries
Paperwork Reduction in Action: New Online ACA Reporting | Missing Participant Benefits (Might) Find a Home in State Unclaimed Property Fund | Clarifying Guidance on the Gag Clause Prohibition
Texas Court Says Hold 'Em When it Comes to ESG Investing | Good Things Come to Those Who Wait: DOL Expands Self-Correction Program to Cover Late Contributions | J&J Holds On as Plaintiffs' Standing Falls
In a Quest to Beat 401(k) Class Action, Court Values Process Over Results | Convoluted SPD Language Paves the Way for Pension Plan Plaintiffs | Can Loper Bright Douse the Flames of Smoker Surcharge Litigation?
Matchmaker Guidance: IRS Notice on Student Loan Matching Programs | Going Up! HHS Announces SBC, HIPAA, and MSP Penalty Increases | One is the Loneliest Number (When It Comes to 5330 E-Filing Providers)
Prudence (not Preference) Prevails in 401(k) Plan Fee Case | 2025 HSA, HDHP, and Excepted Benefit HRA Limits | Court Not Wild About Wilderness Therapy Coverage
Indigestion from Turkey and Stuffing or the IRS’ Proposed LTPT Regulations? | IRS Increases COLA Adjustments for 2024 | Slam Dunk for Prosecutors in NBA Health Care Fraud Win
When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, You’re Entitled to a Reasonable Alternative | Gag Clause Annual Attestation Deadline Approaches | Lower Affordability Percentage Increases Employer Costs
Seventh Circuit Upholds Unambiguous Eligibility Standard | IDR Process is Up and Running | DOL to Prudential: You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it, too!
Final Rules on Electronic Filing Requirements | Pre-Deductible Telehealth Coverage Extended | The End (of the Public Health and National Emergency) Is Near
IRS Extends CARES Act and Relief Act Deadlines | Company Stock Over -Valuation Puts Plan Sponsor and Trustee Under Water | Flagrant Foul by NBA Player Guilty of Defrauding Health Plan
What the Hack? Malware Leads to Stiff HIPAA Penalties | Court OKs Actively Managed Investment Options | You Can’t Get Blood from a Turnip – Unless the Plan Documents So Provide
Machine Readable File Posting Update | IRS Plan Examination Pilot Program - Will It Take Flight? | Summer is for Fun, Sun, and PCORI Fees | Compliance Alert - Cycle 3 Restatement Deadline *July 31*
New Guidance For DC Plan Lifetime Income Illustrations | ARPA COBRA Subsidy Expiration and Notice Deadline | Enforcement Delays for Health Plan Transparency
IRS Clarifies COBRA Premium Subsidy Rules | You're Safe from Partial Plan Termination | Federal Tax Treatment of DCAP Relief | A Sign of the Times: IRS Releases Adjusted HSA, HDHP and Excepted Benefit HRA Rates
DOL Releases Retirement Plan Cybersecurity Best Practices | (Employer Stock) Should You Drop It Like It's Hot? | DOL Clarifies Mental Health Parity Compliance and the New Comparative Analyses Requirements
If You Like Your (Grandfathered) Plan, You Can Keep It - For Even Longer | SECURE Act Q&As on Safe Harbor Automatic Enrollment and Nonelective Plan Requirements | Final Rules on Rollovers of Qualified Plan Loan Offsets
It's Final: Pecuniary Considerations Must Steer Fiduciary Investment Decisions | Shedding Light on the New Health Plan Transparency Rule | Taking the Sting Out of COBRA
IRS Updates Health and Retirement Plan Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2021 | ESRP Penalties Increase for 2021 | More Relief for Furnishing 2020 ACA Information Returns
New E-Disclosure Rules on the Horizon | Bit by the COBRA! Notice Defects Bring Painful Sting | Time's Up! Court Strictly Applies ERISA Claim Review Deadlines
What Lies Ahead for Your Rx Accumulator Program? | It's Inevitable: No Exclusion for Uncashed Distribution Checks | DOL Paves the Way for Combined Small Business Retirement Plans
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