Six Tips for Accommodating Disabled Employees

Expert Guest Entry by Nathan Pangrace, Originally Published on http://ralawemployment.blogspot.com/   As most employers (hopefully) know, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires them to provide disabled employees with reasonable accommodations that allow the employees to perform their jobs. The ADA’s regulations are complex, however, and we often get questions from employers about when, why, or how…

Conflicts Bring Liability to Retirement Plan Fiduciaries: The Ethics of Serving Two Masters

Expert Guest Entry by Heath Miller and Al Otto Decisions and transactions in the investment world are often based on information from a trusted relationship. As a Fiduciary to an endowment, a foundation, or a qualified retirement plan, there is an extra level of due diligence that is required in order to assure that conflicts of interest…

Heath Miller, J.D

In-House ERISA Counsel, Shepherd Kaplan LLC Heath is the In-House ERISA Counsel with over 15 years of experience primarily in tax and employee benefits. He is responsible for the ongoing development and refinement of the processes and procedures associated with the investment services that Shepherd Kaplan provides to its institutional clients.