Practice Areas
Compensation & Benefits
ScottHulse PC attorneys advise clients on the many forms of qualified and non-qualified compensation arrangements, from structuring compensation plans during large-scale mergers and acquisitions to addressing complex cross-border employment and benefits issues, and refining plan designs to align with tax and securities law requirements. Our collaboration across practice groups allows us to tap into the knowledge of colleagues on key issues like tax, securities, labor and employment, and corporate governance.
We advise clients on the following matters:
- Qualified retirement plans
- Qualified domestic relations orders
- Non-qualified plans and arrangements
- Welfare benefit plans
- Cafeteria plans and other flexible benefit programs
- Various types of executive compensation
- Labor law aspects of employee benefits, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Employee leasing arrangements
- COBRA
- Tax issues
- Fiduciary issues
- ERISA compliance and litigation
Select Representations:
- Obtained defense verdict after a jury trial in a case involving a claim for lifetime income benefits
- Obtained favorable jury verdict for a client involved in a workers’ compensation dispute
