Mr Erwin Kratz

About Mr Erwin Kratz

<p>Erwin Kratz practices exclusively in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits law, focusing on tax and regulatory matters relating to qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation and welfare benefits. After fifteen years with a 190 lawyer regional firm, Mr. Kratz founded ERISA Benefits Law in 2016 to pursue the dream of fully employing the tools provided by the information technology revolution to improve client service while reducing the cost of legal services.</p> <p>Mr. Kratz regularly advises employers with both unionized and non-unionized workforces with respect to the design and administration of their qualified defined benefit retirement plans and qualified defined contribution retirement plans. In this regard, he has recent experience managing numerous and complex IRS voluntary corrections, handling DOL investigations of large qualified defined benefit plans covering unionized employees, and designing and implementing both &ldquo;soft&rdquo; and &ldquo;hard&rdquo; defined benefit plan freezes. He also has significant experience designing and amending tax efficient executive compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements for both public and non-public employers.</p> <p>Mr. Kratz regularly assists employers in complying with the tax and regulatory rules applicable to their welfare benefit plans, including the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, COBRA, and Section 125 cafeteria plans. He also has significant experience assisting companies to establish and implement ERISA-compliant severance plans in connection with reductions in force.</p> <p><a href="https://erisabenefitslaw.com">https://erisabenefitslaw.co</a><a href="https://erisabenefitslaw.com/erwin-kratz/">m/erwin-kratz/</a> </p>

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• Law School: U of Arizona

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