Jeffrey H. Tour

Representative Experience

• Redesign and implementation of organization-wide employee benefits structure of an international not for profit youth organization
• Experienced with employee benefits issues in tax-qualified plans, ESOPs, welfare benefit plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, section 409A requirements, and ERISA Title I issues
• Advises client on officer and executive employment agreements
• Counsels clients on equity-based compensation arrangements, including non qualified options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, and stock appreciation rights
• Counsels clients on employee benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, such as identifying plans, evaluating potential assumed liabilities, compliance with statutory requirements, and allocating post-merger liabilities, including benefit plan assumptions, spin-offs, and terminations
• Counsels clients in connection with pension de-risking
• Counsels clients on all matters related to multiemployer pension plans, including the avoidance and minimization of withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA
• Counsels tax-exempt and for-profit entities regarding employee benefit policies, implementing and updating employee benefit plans and obtaining favorable government rulings, determination letters, and opinion letters
• Deals with welfare plan issues regarding the Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) portability and privacy rules, cafeteria plans, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) extended medical benefits, retiree medical issues, Voluntary Employee Benefit Association (VEBA) rules, and unrelated business taxable income rules
• Develops nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, advises clients on prohibited transaction and fiduciary breach allegations, and advises clients on reversion issues and ERISA preemption issues