Legal Research Guides by Course - Employee Benefits Law

Course Description

This course analyzes the tax and labor laws governing employee benefit plans. Students will examine (a) the principal types of retirement plans (including defined benefit pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k)/401(m) plans and employee stock ownership plans) and the requirements that these plans must meet in order to obtain favorable tax treatment; (b) issues related to stock-based compensation arrangements such as grants of restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and stock options; and (c) issues arising in connection with the maintenance of employee welfare benefit plans, with a particular emphasis on health plans and severance plans. Significant attention will be paid to the fiduciary requirements and enforcement provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Successful completion of Basic Federal Income Taxation is strongly recommended. (2 credits)

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• J. Crilley Kelly, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides:  Labor and Employment Law

rev. 10/17/2012
Patricia Horvath