Kurt R. Anderson is counsel in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group. His practice encompasses a full range of services with respect to the creation, administration, and termination of employee benefit plans, both pension and welfare, qualified and nonqualified.
Mr. Anderson concentrates his practice in the drafting, review, and administration of qualified domestic relations orders; employee benefits in the context of corporate acquisitions and sales; all issues pertaining to COBRA continuation coverage; loans from qualified plans; ERISA preemption of state laws; fiduciary-duty issues; the funding of retiree welfare benefits; executive compensation; reporting and disclosure under ERISA and problems of compliance; coordination of benefits and reimbursement agreements; and the review of health care administration and management agreements.
He has significant experience representing multiemployer pension, welfare, and vacation funds, and has drafted several unique, jointly administered funds, including a job-targeting ("pinpointing") fund and a multiemployer 401(k) plan.
Representative Matters
- Provided technical support and consultation to the various pension and welfare plans, including collectively bargained plans, of the nation's leading parcel delivery company, covering over 200,000 employees
- Advised on benefits matters governmental organizations, large and small, including state-affiliated universities, retirement systems, and VEBA benefit trusts
- Represented many smaller clients, offering sophisticated and succinct service in the negotiation and review of contracts and documents, the development of procedures for efficient administration and the handling of disputes, and the provision of practical and objective advice
- Drafted and consulted with respect to defined benefit plans, 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans, retiree medical plans, stock option and other executive compensation plans, vacation and thrift plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements including Section 457 plans; Section 403(b) arrangements, health plans, tuition reimbursement plans, flexible benefit plans and flexible spending accounts, and investment management and advisory agreements
Pro Bono Experience
Mr. Anderson is Vice President and a member of the Board of the Western Association for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, a venerable charity serving the poor of Philadelphia.