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Employee Benefits – ERISA

All Eisenhower Lawyers In Employee Benefits – ERISA

Devitt D. Barnett

Employee Benefits - ERISA

Devitt D. Barnett brings over 30 years of legal experience to the areas of ERISA and Employee Benefits Law, representing businesses and Retirement Plans all over the state of Washington and throughout the Western United States.

Mr. Barnett is a regionally renowned expert in both qualified and nonqualified Employee Benefit Plans. Primarily, Mr. Barnett assists clients in drafting and revising Retirement Plans, including 401(k) Plans, 403(b) Plans, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”), and in working with 409A Deferred Compensation Plans and 457 Plans. Mr. Barnett’s clients come from a variety of industries, ranging from local hospitals and financial institutions to large medical groups and business employers. Mr. Barnett has lectured extensively throughout the Western United States and Canada on federal tax aspects of qualified and nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and ERISA.

Hayden J. Taylor

Member

Business Law
Employee Benefits - ERISA
Estate Planning & Estate Tax Planning

Hayden’s practice focuses on estate planning for individuals and families, as well as various retirement planning and general business matters. Hayden enjoys designing and implementing thoughtful and tax-efficient estate plans, to facilitate the successful transition of assets to family and friends, charity, or otherwise. With a degree in mechanical engineering, Hayden offers a valuable blend of legal and technical acumen. In his personal time, Hayden can likely be found boating or traveling with his family and cheering on his hometown sports teams.

J.D., University of Washington School of Law
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California Washington

South Sound Planned Giving Council

Tacoma Estate Planning Council

Foss Waterway Seaport – Board Member/Secretary

Charles Wright Academy – Committee Member

ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) is a federal law which deals with employee benefit plans, both retirement plans (e.g., pension and profit sharing plans) and welfare benefit plans (e.g., group insurance and other fringe benefit plans). The goals of ERISA are to provide uniformity and protections to employees.

Services Offered

Plan Design:Working with employers to craft, implement and maintain compliant and effective employee benefit plans, custom-tailored to meet their particular goals and nuances.

Compliance Resolution:Assisting individuals and organizations in identifying and correcting compliance issues arising from or related to employee benefit plans.

Company Transitions:Advising organizations on employee benefits considerations through company transitions, such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs.

Fiduciary Responsibility:Helping organizations and their decision-makers navigate the myriad considerations surrounding the fiduciary duties imposed by ERISA.

Benefit Claims:Working with both employers and employees to evaluate and resolve questions or disputes regarding benefits owed to an employee.

Audit Representation:Representing employers through audits and other review by governmental agencies, including the IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

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Employee Benefits – ERISA

All Eisenhower Lawyers In Employee Benefits – ERISA

Devitt D. Barnett

Member

Employee Benefits - ERISA

Hayden J. Taylor

Member

Business Law
Employee Benefits - ERISA
Estate Planning & Estate Tax Planning

J.D., University of Washington School of Law
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California Washington

South Sound Planned Giving Council

Tacoma Estate Planning Council

Foss Waterway Seaport – Board Member/Secretary

Charles Wright Academy – Committee Member

Services Offered

Plan Design:Working with employers to craft, implement and maintain compliant and effective employee benefit plans, custom-tailored to meet their particular goals and nuances.

Compliance Resolution:Assisting individuals and organizations in identifying and correcting compliance issues arising from or related to employee benefit plans.

Company Transitions:Advising organizations on employee benefits considerations through company transitions, such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs.

Fiduciary Responsibility:Helping organizations and their decision-makers navigate the myriad considerations surrounding the fiduciary duties imposed by ERISA.

Benefit Claims:Working with both employers and employees to evaluate and resolve questions or disputes regarding benefits owed to an employee.

Audit Representation:Representing employers through audits and other review by governmental agencies, including the IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).