Benefits & Compensation

Human resources today involves a complex set of laws and regulations. In our Benefits and Compensation Practice, intricate rules are navigated and legal issues are resolved daily for business clients.

Key Services:

  • Benefits for Governmental and Tax-Exempt Entities
  • Bonus & Supplemental Compensation
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment Contracts & Executive Compensation
  • Governmental Audits, Assessments & Administrative Appeals
  • Leased Employees, Independent Contractor & PEO Arrangements
  • Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation and Section 409A
  • Pension & Welfare Benefits - Design, Administration & Taxation
  • Planning & Design of Pension & Welfare Benefit Programs
  • Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units & Other Equity Based Compensation
  • Taxation of Benefits & Compensation Plans

Human Resources Support

Your human resources goals and objectives are met through our advisory and compliance services. Whether that means drafting employment contracts or structuring an executive compensation package, our lawyers provide a veteran resource to keep your firm protected and in compliance with constantly changing federal and state laws and regulations. We regularly guide client companies through complex corporate transactions. We monitor the current trends in benefits and compensation and work with our clients on a daily basis to plan and implement effective and innovative compensation arrangements.

Litigation and Regulatory Results

Our lawyers regularly represent clients in administrative matters before the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal and state governmental agencies. We handle cutting-edge litigation involving benefits issues, such as defined contribution healthcare for employers seeking to cut costs, and merger and acquisition issues with professional employer organizations. Senior management and human resources professionals draw on our extensive experience with ERISA and other relevant laws for solutions to a host of benefits and compensation matters.

Interdisciplinary Excellence

Members of the Benefits & Compensation practice work closely and efficiently with members of the Employment practice with respect to employment agreements, executive contracts, and severance and separation release agreements to ensure our client’s needs are met. Employee benefits and compensation matters involve a wide range of legal intricacies, including federal and state securities, tax, healthcare, labor and insurance issues, as well as federal and state disability, age, race, sex and other nondiscrimination laws. We call on our skilled lawyers from these disciplines to work together to resolve our clients’ employee benefits issues as they arise. At Morris, Manning & Martin, we have the range of experience necessary to address all types of compensation matters, regardless of the size or the issues involved. We deploy these broad resources wisely, efficiently providing the most relevant legal expertise to each client’s particular need. Whether a Main Street business or a Fortune 50 multi-national firm, clients trust the Benefits and Compensation group to deliver human resource counseling excellence.

Practice Areas

Industry Focus