Employee Benefits

The intricacies of benefit plans can be among an employer's most complex responsibilities. You can count on the attorneys at DeWitt Ross & Stevens to help you untangle those complexities and manage benefit plans that work for your employees and your business.

To keep you up-to-date on the latest changes in law, we sponsor regular, free breakfast seminars through our Madison and Milwaukee offices. We stay at the forefront of our field so that you have proactive advice that benefits you.

No matter what the question--401(k), profit-sharing, pension, ESOP, non-qualified deferred compensation, COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, or other topics--you can count on our employee benefit attorneys for clear, sound advice. Our preventative law approach solves problems before they arise. Yet, when litigation is necessary, you can have confidence in the courtroom with us. Among the areas we cover in our practice include:

Applications for Internal Revenue Service Approval of Qualified Plans
Assistance to Employers in Evaluation of Retirement Plan Providers
Assisting Professional Employer Organizations (PEO's) with Multiple Employer Plan and other Benefit Plan Issues
Audits of Employee Benefit Plans for Legal Compliance
Correction of Qualified Plan Administration/Documentation Problems
Design/Drafting of All Qualified Plans, Including
- 401(k) Plans
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
- Pension Plans
- Profit Sharing Plans
- Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuities
- Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
- Employee Benefit Plan Litigation
ERISA Fiduciary Issues
Executive Compensation
Group Health Plan Continuation Coverage (COBRA)
Health & Welfare Plans
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Savings Accounts
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
Section 125 "Cafeteria" Plans
Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs)