Melissa B. Kurtzman focuses her practice on representing management in a variety of employee benefits matters, including the design and implementation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and welfare and fringe benefit programs, employee benefits tax matters and employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions. She also provides advice on:

• Employee benefit plan administration
• Reporting and disclosure obligations
• Fiduciary responsibilities
• Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor correction programs
• Contingent workforce issues
• The efficient design of retirement and welfare plans

Melissa acted as an expert witness in a federal bankruptcy matter in connection with qualified plan issues.  Additionally, she represents plan sponsors in employee benefit plan IRS and DOL audits. She assists plan sponsors in self-audits of employee benefits plans prior to or in connection with government audits. Her benefits clients include the following types of companies and industries:

• Universities
• Retail
• Contingent workforces
• Legal services
• Accounting services
• Construction
• Airlines
• Healthcare
• Transportation
• Manufacturing
• Financial services
• Non-profit organizations
• Consulting services

Melissa is a member of Littler Mendelson's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group.

Prior to joining Littler, Melissa served as a partner at Wolf Block LLP where she focused on employee benefits. She was also the former director of ERISA compliance at a large retirement plan administration company.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Board member, Benefits Council of Greater Philadelphia – American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
• Member, The Mid-Atlantic Pension Liaison Group
• Member, Employee Benefits Section - Philadelphia Bar Association
• Member, Tax / Business sections - American Bar Association
• Former board member, Interact Theatre Company
• Former board member, Children's Village Child Care Center of Philadelphia