Employers must provide Affordable Care Act notice to all employees by October 1, 2013, according to Department of Labor guidance *

USA - May 17 2013
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance on the content, timing and delivery of the notices that employers are required provide to…

Co-authors: Mary Lou Zwick, Brian Witkowski, Kathleen Wechter.

Redefining “pay” in a pay-for-performance era *

USA - August 13 2012
In recent years, shareholders, the media and compensation committees alike have increasingly focused on the relationship between executive “pay” and performance.

Co-authors: Mary Lou Zwick, Brian Witkowski.

Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act: what is the effect on employer health plans? *

USA - July 9 2012
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, employers will need to focus on their plans’ compliance with health care reform requirements and communicating with employees about these changes.

Co-authors: Mary Lou Zwick, Kathleen Wechter.

Implications for private equity funds with portfolio company pension liability *

USA - August 19 2009
In September 2007 the Appeals Board of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) held a private equity fund liable for the pension underfunding of one of the fund's bankrupt portfolio companies.