Plan fiduciaries, such as trustees, plan administrators, administrative and investment committees and company officers and directors are governed by strict and complex ERISA rules and Department of Labor regulations. Trucker Huss assists our clients in carrying out proper corporate and plan governance as well as compliance with the fiduciary requirements for plan investments and administration. […]

We serve as ongoing legal counsel and technical advisors for third party administrators, recordkeepers, actuaries, banks and trust companies, investment providers, consultants, insurance benefit providers, and other service providers to employee benefit plans. We understand their business goals and challenges in the complex and quickly evolving field of employee benefits and we help them operate […]

A significant portion of the practices at Trucker Huss are devoted to advising our clients on legal compliance issues related to qualified retirement plans. We work with clients of all types and sizes, from Fortune 50 companies, small businesses, professional firms and not for profit organizations to collectively-bargained plans, union-sponsored plans, and public (governmental) plans. […]

Trucker Huss provides advice and representation to public-sector union and association health and welfare plans. We also serve as trust counsel to several state-wide legal defense funds and to local public safety association plans. We provide our clients with practical solutions to the problems encountered by these plans, which often require an understanding of the […]

The Trucker Huss Multiemployer/ Taft-Hartley plan practice serves a wide range of clients. We have the distinction of being counsel to the largest multiemployer pension plan in the country, as well as representing many smaller plans in a variety of industries and trades. The primary service that we offer in this area is representation of […]

Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, and the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) in 2021, Trucker Huss has assisted employers, multiemployer trusts, and other plan sponsors (1) understand their obligations, (2) implement changes, notification and filing requirements, (3) prepare for legislative and regulatory changes, and (4) plan for […]

Trucker Huss has a large and sophisticated ERISA litigation practice. When litigation is required on behalf of our clients, we provide substantial experience and expertise gained through more than 35 years of active ERISA litigation, including trial and appellate experience. We also actively aid our clients in avoiding litigation if possible by assisting with the […]

Employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) provide for investment primarily in employer stock and are a means by which employees of publicly traded and closely held companies may acquire tax-favored ownership of company stock. ERISA’s fiduciary obligations (other than the duty to diversify) govern those who administer ESOPs. ESOPs are frequently used as a means of […]

Trucker Huss has geared this practice to providing advice on the legal aspects related to the compliance and administration of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The legal services we provide our clients are enhanced by our knowledge of employee stock ownership issues and the requirements of fiduciary responsibility in the implementation and maintenance of ESOPs. […]

We assist many governmental employers with their employee benefit plans and related matters. Our services include acting as counsel for retirement plan and health plan Boards of Trustees and providing advice and representation on legal and compliance matters for any of the employee benefit programs sponsored by a governmental employer including implementation and establishment, mergers, […]

Trucker Huss provides a broad array of legal services that are necessary to design, implement and operate the various types of health, welfare, and other fringe benefit plans sponsored by employers and unions. Through our work with plan sponsors, multiemployer trusts, benefits consultants, insurance brokers and third party administrators, our attorneys have acquired extensive experience […]

The attorneys at Trucker Huss advise employers, multiemployer trusts, other plan sponsors, business associates and vendors on the applicability and requirements of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as amended by the HITECH Act, and their implementing regulations, and applicable state privacy law. Our attorneys’ efforts have focused on: Keeping clients aware of legislative, […]

Compliance with the numerous legislative and regulatory rules governing employee benefit plans is the cornerstone of the practices at Trucker Huss. Our experience and expertise with these rules is second to none. Plan Audits Receiving notice of an IRS audit or DOL investigation concerning an employee benefit plan (including retirement, executive compensation, and health and […]

Corporate mergers and acquisitions can create complex employee benefits issues. Because we are familiar with a full range of plan types and operations, we have a feel for the practical as well as the technical issues related to a transaction. We also are sensitive to the practical complications that can arise following the closing of […]