Fred Reish and his extensive body of work on fiduciary liability, ERISA and retirement plan regulations has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Mr. Reish ’s comprehensive writing on critical issues of concern to employees, plan sponsors, plan advisors, investment and insurance companies is on display with his extensive coverage concerning the management of retirement and employee benefits plans, especially his 100-part long series on the DOL Fiduciary Rule provides NLR readers with knowledge they need in an organized and accessible format.
Faegre Drinker’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for their in-depth analysis of employer-sponsored retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation concerns. Topics addressed include executive compensation reporting changes, how rehiring employees could prevent partial plan terminations, and the tax implications and the pitfalls associated with excessive executive compensation paid by tax-exempt organizations. Additionally, Faegre Drinker provided valuable guidance to 401k Plan Sponsors regarding how to help employees during the COVID-19 pandemic under the provisions of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), including changes in participant loan repayments, available increases in loan amounts, and changes in hardship distribution rules. Regular contributors from Faegre Drinker’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group include; Bruce L. Ashton, Mona Ghude, Christine M. Kong, Elizabeth Olson, Monica Novak and Fred Reish.
