Approach
The provision of employee benefits strengthens the employment relationship, but also involves important financial, legal and regulatory implications. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP's Employee Benefits Practice Group guides businesses as they evaluate and implement a wide variety of benefit and workplace options.
Attorneys
The Employee Benefit Practice is part of the Michael Best Employment Relations Practice Group, which, with more than 50 attorneys, is one of the largest in Wisconsin and the Midwest.
Clients
Our attorneys provide comprehensive employee benefits counsel to a diverse set of companies, not-for-profits and governmental entities. Our clients are located throughout the Midwest and across the nation. The workforces of our clients are large and small, white- and blue-collar, unionized and union-free. We also provide legal guidance to third party administrators of health and welfare and flexible benefit plans, benefit consultants and insurance brokers.
Practice
Our experience extends to all areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. Our work includes the following areas of focus:
Benefit Consultants and Insurance Brokers
Michael Best also represents a variety of benefit consultants and insurance brokers. We frequently assist these clients not only with their own unique needs (such as compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA's business associate rules), but also with respect to the employee benefit needs of their clients.
Cost-Reduction Techniques for Health Care Obligations
Michael Best has successfully helped clients reduce the cost of health care benefits, a significant item in any company budget. Our services include analysis and consultation concerning previous commitments, cost-saving measures, legal implications of benefit plan redesign, communication of changes to retirees and active participants, coordination of efforts by brokers, actuaries, and other benefit consultants, and other related issues.