The
firm's employee benefits practice incorporates consulting and
representation of employers, insurance companies, third-party
administrators, and health care providers with emphasis on health and
welfare benefit plans and retirement planning, including plan design,
funding, and administration analysis of self-insured and insured health
care plans, COBRA compliance, managed care, HMOs, PPOs, cafeteria plans,
benefits compliance reviews, renewal analysis, bid specification design
and assistance with bidding, negotiation and implementation, employee
communications, plan documentation, and ERISA and IRS compliance.