Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation News

Vorys is pleased to announce that 59 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the Columbus area in the 2022 edition of Columbus CEO’s Best Lawyers.

On June 21, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. siding with petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital, its employee group health plan and health plan third-party administrator, for which Vorys argued the case. 

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA.

Vorys announced today that Linda Mendel has accepted a job with U.S. Department of Treasury.  Mendel, who has been with Vorys for almost 30 years, will become an attorney advisor in the Office of Benefits Tax Counsel, where she will work on tax policy impacting employment-based health benefits.

Vorys is pleased to announce that 33 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA . 

Vorys announced today that experienced employee benefits and tax counsel, Wendy M. Swary, has re-joined the firm’s Columbus office as of counsel.

Jennifer Dunsizer, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the employee benefits and executive compensation group, was quoted throughout a Columbus CEO story on severance plans.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA.

Vorys announced today that the firm has launched an educational platform – Vorys at Work – to provide important updates and training for HR professionals and in-house counsel on labor and employment law trends, developments, court decisions and legislative changes from across the U.S.

Vorys announced today that experienced employee benefits attorney, Jacquelyn Meng Abbott, has joined the firm’s Houston office as of counsel.

Twelve Vorys attorneys have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Vorys announced that partners Jolie Havens and Nici Workman have made the shortlist for the Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards: USA 2019.

Vorys announced that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA. 

Vorys announced that Dawne McKenna Parrish, an employee benefits attorney with more than 20 years of experience, has joined the firm as a partner.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce the firm’s inclusion on the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Vorys was named a Best Law Firm nationally in 15 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 93 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas. According to U.S. News and Best Lawyers, achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Chris Poth, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in an Employee Benefit Adviser story about why employers must review operating strategies to ensure they are compliant with the requirements set for the in the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Vorys announced that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA.

Linda Mendel, of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Forbes.com Story Titled “The $83,000 Question: How Much Do Regulations Really Cost Small Businesses?”

Linda Mendel, of counsel in the Columbus office, was quoted in a Forbes story about a new federal regulation that will allow companies to use Health Reimbursement Arrangements to compensate employees who buy their own insurance.

Christine Poth, a partner in the Columbus office, was quoted in an HR Daily Advisor story about the U.S. Department of Labor’s health plan audits.