Upcoming Webinars and Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Webinars  December 19, 2017 2:00 p.m. with Veriphy Peeling Back the Onion of Fiduciary LiabilityJanuary 23, 2018 2:00 p.m. HBL Attorney Roundtable New Year, New Rules: The Impact of the New Tax Bill on Employee Benefits February 2, 2018 with Principal Financial Group Non-Qualified Plans Speaking Engagements March 8, 2018 Lunch & Learn with Swerdlin & Company and Windham Brannon WINDHAM BRANNON Read More

IRS Issues Employer Mandate Penalties/Is an ESOP Right for Your Company?

  IRS Issues Employer Mandate Penalties On November 2, the IRS issued Letter 226J to applicable large employers (ALEs) (generally, an ALE is any employer with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalents) that the IRS believes are subject to the penalties related to the employer ‘Pay or Play’ mandate for the 2015 tax year (the “Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP) Penalty”). It is reported Read More

60 Day Delay Proposed for Fiduciary Rule | Spotlight on Financial Wellness Programs | New Final Rule for Disability Claims Procedures

March 2017 HR Alert Employee Benefit Spotlight: Financial Wellness Programs A new type of employee benefit has emerged within the last few years called financial wellness programs. These programs aim to empower participants to take control over their financial lives, with the goal of increased participant productivity as well as participation in and effective use of employer-sponsored retirement plans. Financial Read More

Hall Benefits Law Welcomes Leilani Robinson | HBL Office Expansion | Anne Tyler Hall Named 2017 Super Lawyer

Hall Benefits Law Welcomes Leilani Robinson  Hall Benefits Law is excited to announce the addition of attorney Leilani Robinson. Leilani earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon Law School in Eugene, Oregon. Her legal career spans over a decade, with experience as a tax examiner, insurance litigation attorney, and most recently as an associate representing clients in retirement plan audits and advising Read More