The Team
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I practice exclusively in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, handling the tax and ERISA aspects within these fields, and related issues. My specialty is fixing problems, often finding creative solutions within the context of the Internal Revenue (Tax) Code, ERISA, and related guidance. I design and negotiate compensation structures, provide compliance guidance, deal with IRS and DOL, and draft documents and agreements.
I work with for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental employers to design and manage compensation and benefits programs that meet each organization’s objectives and comply with the myriad governing rules. These rules are voluminous and complex, and, in my opinion, working with them is fun. Many of the plans that I work with have specific tax advantages when properly implemented and maintained.
I also am honored to provide counsel to law firms, TPAs, CPAs and investment advisors that have deep expertise in corporate, tax, and pension matters but need a partner with specific knowledge and experience in my niche in order to provide best-in-class guidance to their clients.
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I have done extensive work in the employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers. I regularly assist employers with redesigning employee benefits structures, total rewards programs, fiduciary responsibilities, and executive oversight of benefits matters, including compliance reviews. I handle IRS and Department of Labor audits with respect to employee benefits and regularly deal with the Employee Plans/Tax Exempt Organizations branch of IRS on benefits programs and tax-exemption.
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Admitted to practice in PA.
Co-Chair of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association
Member of the American Bar Association Tax Section
Active Participant in IRS and DOL Joint Councils on Employee Benefits
Founding Board Member ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries) Benefits Council of Greater Philadelphia
Daniel Ritson
dritson@waschritson.com
973-650-6245
400 Mount Pleasant Avenue, STE 1A
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
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I prepare employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, restrictive covenants, staffing agreements, employee handbooks, and separation agreements. I regularly represent employers in federal and state courts, in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and other alternative dispute resolution providers, and in disputes with government agencies including, among others, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the United States Department of Labor, the New York State Department of Labor, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. I have a particular concentration in the defense wage and hour litigation, including collective and class actions.
I also regularly review and advise executives with respect to employment related documentation.
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I have concentrated my practice in the areas of employment law counseling and litigation, on behalf of employers and executives. I provide advice and counsel to employers on myriad employment-related matters, including wage and hour compliance; family and medical leave policies and practices; independent contractor relationships and issues; hiring and discharge of employees; and compliance with federal and state anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws.
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Admitted to practice in the state courts of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Admitted to practice in the the Federal district courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey.