Committee Leadership
Co-Chairs
David Whaley
Vice-Chairs
Rita Patel
Stefan Smith
Carolyn M. Trenda
Rosie Zaklad
About the Committee
The Employee Benefits Committee focuses on developments and issues relating to employee benefits under the Code, ERISA and other laws. Our primary emphasis is preparing and presenting educational programs at each meeting of the ABA Tax Section. The Committee provides at least six hours of plenary session programs at each meeting. In addition, each of our substantive subcommittees and task forces usually meet for an hour or more at each meeting to present topical programs and discuss current issues. Please see the current ABA Tax Section meeting webpage for a schedule of our Committee programs.
Another very important emphasis of the Employee Benefits Committee is preparing comments to the IRS, Treasury and other government agencies on proposed guidance and emerging issues. If you are interested in helping on a comment project, please contact the Chair or any of the Vice Chairs of the Committee to express your interest. You also may find our completed comments useful.
The Committee also participates in the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB). The JCEB coordinates the activities of the employee benefits committees of six sections. Those activities include live and teleconference CLE programs and meetings with federal agency officials each May that are reported as a series of questions and answers from each agency. Click here to join the JCEB Member list and receive monthly JCEB e-mailings.
Our Committee operates through more than 15 subcommittees, task forces and forums.
Please join our committee, if you have not already done so, and if you are a member, please get involved! We look forward to seeing you at our meetings and working with you on our Committee projects.