Melissa B. Kurtzman
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.