Employee Fringe and Welfare Benefit Plans, 2013 Edition

Name: Employee Fringe and Welfare Benefit Plans, 2013 Edition
Brand: Thomson West
SKU: 20030665
Price: 3130.00 HKD
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Author: Michael J. Canan; William Mitchell
ISBN: 20030665

Edited by Michael J. Canan · William Mitchell

Thomson West March 2013

Specifications

ISBN-13: 20030665
Publisher: Thomson West
Publication: March 2013
Format: Paperback + CD-ROM
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Setting up benefit plans is easier with Employee Fringe and Welfare Benefit Plans' coverage of employee benefits, antidiscrimination laws, and ERISA basics. Published as a companion toQualified Retirement Plans, this book discusses:

How ERISA applies to different plans
The effect of ERISA application
Fiduciary requirements under ERISA
Other statutes that affect plans, such as those pertaining to discrimination

It includes samples of:

A deferred compensation agreement
A combination stock option, stock appreciation right, and performance unit plan
Health and life insurance plans
A model cafeteria plan
A Rabbi Trust deferred compensation plan
Golden parachute agreements
Resolutions and transmittal letters

This publication also:

Provides complete coverage of all current changes
Helps you implement your client's plan easily using the sample plans as your guide
Contains numerous statutory and case citations
Gives understandable explanations and examples while not presuming existing knowledge of the plans discussed
Serves as an excellent practice and training tool for students and beginning practitioners (lawyers, CPAs, benefit plan consultants, and personnel administrators)

About the Author

Michael J. Canan

Canan is a shareholder with the law firm of Gray Robinson. His experience and practice includes all phases of qualified retirement plan work, with special emphasis on ESOPs; plan design (including cross-testing, defined benefit plans, and 401(k) and (m) features); controlled group and affiliated service group issues; IRS and DOL administrative problem resolution; and nonqualified deferred compensation. He is certified in taxation by the Florida Bar.

Mr. Canan received his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, his J.D. from the University of California Law School (Boalt Hall), and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. He is a former chairman of American Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA) Department of Labor Governmental Affairs Committee, has been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America (1988 to present), and was selected as top attorney by Super Lawyers 2006. He has been a member of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel from 2004 to the present.