Quick Answer for EmployersIssuing companies should plan ahead because option expirations often create significant but avoidable employee relations, tax, securities and administrative issues. For private companies, offering net exercise or participant loans may reduce employee stress but strain the company’s
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Cohen & Buckmann Insights, published by Cohen & Buckmann, P.C., focuses on legal issues related to employee benefits, executive compensation, pension and welfare plans, and ERISA compliance. The blog covers topics such as tax strategies for business owners, fiduciary responsibilities and liabilities, legal considerations for bonuses and compensation, collectively bargained benefits in corporate transactions, and regulatory updates affecting employee benefit plans. It also addresses practical guidance for plan fiduciaries, including service provider oversight and investment monitoring, as well as legal developments impacting employment law and management. The content is aimed at employers, plan sponsors, and legal professionals navigating complex benefits and compensation matters.
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Benefits and Risks of AI Use: A Guide for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries
Employee plans have embraced the use of AI to personalize communications, perform routine administrative tasks, to process benefit claims and appeals, and also to review plan investments. It may sometimes seem like a new world in which many tasks can…
Best Lawyers 2027 Edition Recognizes 5 Cohen & Buckmann Attorneys
Five Cohen & Buckmann attorneys have been named to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their work in employee benefits law in New York. Co-founder and managing partner Sandra Cohen was also recognized for Employment Law…
Attention ERISA Fiduciaries: New Decision Shows the Hidden Risks of Incomplete SPDs
Do you carefully review communications prepared by your recordkeeper? A court may rewrite the provisions of your plan if you don’t.Incomplete or inaccurate notices and SPDs are more common than you think and can be a hidden trap for fiduciaries…
Cohen & Buckmann Named to 2026 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Cohen & Buckmann has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, which recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in the United States.For more than 40 years, Inc. lists have recognized independent businesses during significant periods of growth, including companies that…
Carol Buckmann Discusses the Fiduciary Training Gap on Be More Than a Fiduciary Podcast
ERISA fiduciaries are held to demanding legal standards, but the rules can be difficult to apply in practice. Cohen & Buckmann co-founding partner Carol Buckmann recently joined Eric Dyson on the Be More Than a Fiduciary podcast to discuss how…
Cohen & Buckmann Publishes The Intelligent Fiduciary: A Plain-English Guide to ERISA Fiduciary Responsibilities
Cohen & Buckmann co-founding partner Carol Buckmann has published The Intelligent Fiduciary: Best Practices for Navigating ERISA’s Fiduciary Responsibilities, a plain-English guide for the people responsible for overseeing employee benefit plans.The book is written for employers, plan committees, HR…
How Employee Benefits Shape M&A Transactions: Victoria Zerjav on Terms & Conditions Podcast
Every M&A transaction is different, and so are the multitude of employee benefits issues that accompany it. Partner Victoria Zerjav joined Letitia Silas on Conn Maciel Carey’s Terms & Conditions podcast to discuss how employee benefits issues are evaluated when…
Cohen & Buckmann Promotes Austin Light and Sherrone Torres to Counsel
Cohen & Buckmann P.C. has promoted Austin Light and Sherrone Torres to counsel, recognizing their contributions to the firm’s executive compensation, employee benefits and employment law practices.“Austin and Sherrone are trusted by clients not just because of their fluency with…
Cohen & Buckmann Ranked in The Legal 500 US 2026 Guide
Cohen & Buckmann has again been recognized in The Legal 500 United States guide, earning a Band 4 ranking for Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design.This marks the second year in a row the firm has been ranked…