Final Wellness Regulations: An Update

Kendra Roberson, of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, advises clients on a broad spectrum of employee benefits matters, including tax-qualified retirement plans, employee stock ownership plans, executive compensation arrangements, stock option and other equity-based compensation plans, cafeteria plans, VEBAs, self-insured medical plans, and other health and welfare plans.  Her experience includes plan design and drafting, regulatory compliance, ERISA litigation, and handling employee benefits matters and plans in corporate transactions.  In addition, Ms. Roberson has extensive experience advising employers and state governments on compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”).

Jenna Wallace is an associate at Covington & Burling, LLP. Her practice covers tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, equity compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, employment and restrictive covenant agreements, employee terminations and international employment arrangement. She has significant experience assisting employers with respect to the administration of 401(k) and pension plans (including standards applicable to the investment of ERISA-covered assets), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and management employment and equity arrangements. Ms. Wallace also advises private funds regarding investments by employee benefit plans.

Marjorie Glover is the chair of Chadbourne’s employment law department and executive compensation and employee benefits practice group. Her practice focuses exclusively in the areas of employment, executive compensation and employee benefits law and corporate governance and risk oversight.

Ms. Glover advises on all aspects of employment law, including, for example, laws related to wages and hours, payroll tax, non-discrimination, employee discipline, suspension and termination, substance abuse policies, privacy and leaves of absence.

Ms. Glover advises on all aspects of executive compensation, including employment, separation and consulting agreements, equity- and cash-based incentive plans, deferred compensation arrangements and issues under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (executive pay cap limits), 280G (golden parachutes) and 409A (restrictions on non-qualified deferred compensation).