300 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Jay Dorsch and Jeffrey Pasek will be presenting on various issues related to employee benefit plans. Jay will present "Section 401(k) Plans" which covers the basics of the who, what, where, when and how of Section 401(k) plans. This session outlines all of the fundamental tax code and ERISA rules that govern the daily operation of a Section 401(k) plan. He will also be speaking on "Executive Compensation." This session will be an overview of the fundamentals of deferred compensation (including Code Section 409A), equity compensation, SERPs, excess plans, and golden parachutes. Jeff will present "Multiemployer & Other Collectively Bargained Plans." This session will be a general overview of the special rules and regulations governing multiemployer employee pension and welfare benefit plans under ERISA, including the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, which created ERISA Section 515 for the collection of employer contributions, and which provided for the creation and enforcement of Withdrawal Liability. This panel will also cover the developing law and regulations affecting collectively bargained plans since the Pension Protection Act of 2006.