Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
Bass, Berry & Sims' attorneys advise businesses of all sizes from start-up to international Fortune 500 companies on all facets of employee benefits programs. Additionally, our team counsels individual CEOs and boards on a wide range of executive compensation arrangements.
Employee Benefit Plans
We partner with public and private employers, benefits consultants and third-party administrators in the design, drafting, implementation, amendment, termination and administration of all types of employee benefit plans, including:
- Health, life, disability and other welfare benefit plans
- Cafeteria plans, including health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations (VEBAs)
- Health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)
- Wellness programs
- Tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans; profit sharing plans; and defined benefit pension plans
- Multi-employer plans and other collectively bargained plans
- Non-qualified deferred compensation plans, including Section 409A compliance
- Supplemental executive retirement plans
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), 401(k)-ESOP combinations (KSOPs) and other stock bonus plans
- Equity compensation plans, including employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) and incentive stock option plans
- Severance and golden parachute agreements
- Multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs)
ERISA Fiduciary Guidance
Heightened focus on ERISA fiduciaries by the U.S. Department of Labor and plaintiffs' attorneys has resulted in new regulations, expanded audits and increased litigation. We regularly advise fiduciaries with respect to their duties under ERISA and provide practical and innovative solutions for minimizing fiduciary risk. These services involve a comprehensive fiduciary compliance program that includes a self-audit process, fiduciary training, a documentation package that includes a tailored fiduciary committee charter and investment policy statement, and service provider RFP support.
Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
We guide employers through the changing landscape for employer-sponsored group health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This includes the provision of information, training and tools that employers need to comply with the ACA. We also advise employers with respect to COBRA and the HIPAA privacy and security rules as they apply to employer-sponsored health plans.
Bass, Berry & Sims' attorneys advise businesses of all sizes from start-up to international Fortune 500 companies on all facets of employee benefits programs. Additionally, our team counsels individual CEOs and boards on a wide range of executive compensation arrangements.
Employee Benefit Plans
We partner with public and private employers, benefits consultants and third-party administrators in the design, drafting, implementation, amendment, termination and administration of all types of employee benefit plans, including:
- Health, life, disability and other welfare benefit plans
- Cafeteria plans, including health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations (VEBAs)
- Health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)
- Wellness programs
- Tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans; profit sharing plans; and defined benefit pension plans
- Multi-employer plans and other collectively bargained plans
- Non-qualified deferred compensation plans, including Section 409A compliance
- Supplemental executive retirement plans
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), 401(k)-ESOP combinations (KSOPs) and other stock bonus plans
- Equity compensation plans, including employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) and incentive stock option plans
- Severance and golden parachute agreements
- Multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs)
ERISA Fiduciary Guidance
Heightened focus on ERISA fiduciaries by the U.S. Department of Labor and plaintiffs' attorneys has resulted in new regulations, expanded audits and increased litigation. We regularly advise fiduciaries with respect to their duties under ERISA and provide practical and innovative solutions for minimizing fiduciary risk. These services involve a comprehensive fiduciary compliance program that includes a self-audit process, fiduciary training, a documentation package that includes a tailored fiduciary committee charter and investment policy statement, and service provider RFP support.
Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
We guide employers through the changing landscape for employer-sponsored group health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). This includes the provision of information, training and tools that employers need to comply with the ACA. We also advise employers with respect to COBRA and the HIPAA privacy and security rules as they apply to employer-sponsored health plans.
Experience
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We represented National HealthCare Corporation (Nasdaq: NHC), a leading provider in senior care, in its acquisition of White Oak Senior...
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We represent healthcare providers on AI issues related to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination in...
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We provide outside general counsel services to a leading early stage healthcare technology company that uses objective data to measure...
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We represented Tivity Health Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, in their sale to Stone Point...
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We represented a home healthcare provider in their purchase of a company partially owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan...
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Lead Counsel to POINT Biopharma Inc. in its SPAC Business Combination with Research Alliance Corp. IWe served as lead legal counsel to POINT Biopharma Inc., a late stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing the many...
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We represented a building materials company in the acquisition of a holding company that was owned 100% by an Employee...
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We represented an ambulatory surgery center in the sale of 100% of the stock of its operating company which was...
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We represented Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, in their agreement to...
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We represented a steel products manufacturer that was partially owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to sell substantially...
Experience
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We represented National HealthCare Corporation (Nasdaq: NHC), a leading provider in senior care, in its acquisition of White Oak Senior...
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We represent healthcare providers on AI issues related to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination in...
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We provide outside general counsel services to a leading early stage healthcare technology company that uses objective data to measure...
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We represented Tivity Health Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, in their sale to Stone Point...
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We represented a home healthcare provider in their purchase of a company partially owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan...
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Lead Counsel to POINT Biopharma Inc. in its SPAC Business Combination with Research Alliance Corp. IWe served as lead legal counsel to POINT Biopharma Inc., a late stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing the many...
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We represented a building materials company in the acquisition of a holding company that was owned 100% by an Employee...
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We represented an ambulatory surgery center in the sale of 100% of the stock of its operating company which was...
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We represented Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, in their agreement to...
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We represented a steel products manufacturer that was partially owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to sell substantially...
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Professionals
Name | Phone | |
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Susan K. Bilbro Member |
(615) 742-7813 | sbilbro@bassberry.com |
Noah R. Black Associate |
(615) 742-7816 | noah.black@bassberry.com |
Douglas W. Dahl II Member |
(615) 742-7939 | ddahl@bassberry.com |
Curtis L. Fisher Member |
(615) 742-7892 | cfisher@bassberry.com |
William T. Gebo Associate |
(901) 543-5704 | Will.gebo@bassberry.com |
Kimia Olivia Movahed Associate |
(615) 742-6282 | kimia.movahed@bassberry.com |
Fritz Richter, III Member |
(615) 742-6256 | frichter@bassberry.com |
Catherine N. Simpson Associate |
(901) 543-5928 | Catherine.Simpson@bassberry.com |
David A. Thornton Member |
(901) 543-5922 | dthornton@bassberry.com |
Publications
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October 23, 2024 | Firm Publication
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October 15, 2024 | HR Law Talk Blog
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October 4, 2024 | Firm Publication
Past Events
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May 3, 2024 | Washington, D.C.American Bar Association's 2024 May Tax Meeting Plans Conference
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April 24, 2023 | Brentwood, TNTennessee Society of CPA's (TSCPA) Employee Benefit Plans Conference
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April 12, 2023 | Nashville, TennesseeChildren’s Hospital Association Human Resources Benefits Forum
Media Mentions & Firm News
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January 10, 2024 | Firm News
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September 5, 2023 | Benefits Pro
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February 15, 2023 | Behavioral Health Business
Publications
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October 23, 2024 | Firm Publication
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October 15, 2024 | HR Law Talk Blog
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October 4, 2024 | Firm Publication
Past Events
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May 3, 2024 | Washington, D.C.American Bar Association's 2024 May Tax Meeting Plans Conference
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April 24, 2023 | Brentwood, TNTennessee Society of CPA's (TSCPA) Employee Benefit Plans Conference
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April 12, 2023 | Nashville, TennesseeChildren’s Hospital Association Human Resources Benefits Forum
Media Mentions & Firm News
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January 10, 2024 | Firm News
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September 5, 2023 | Benefits Pro
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February 15, 2023 | Behavioral Health Business
Contact
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.
Notice
Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. Although we are always interested in hearing from visitors to our website, we cannot accept representation on a new matter from either existing clients or new clients until we know that we do not have a conflict of interest that would prevent us from doing so. Therefore, please do not send us any information about any new matter that may involve a potential legal representation until we have confirmed that a conflict of interest does not exist and we have expressly agreed in writing to the representation. Until there is such an agreement, we will not be deemed to have given you any advice, any information you send may not be deemed privileged and confidential, and we may be able to represent adverse parties.