Marcus' practice concentrates on representation of public and private employers with respect to compensation and benefits matters.
Marcus has extensive experience in the design and implementation of all types of retirement and deferred compensation plans. He is well versed in 401(k) plans and ESOPs. Marcus also has assisted employers in the design and implementation of a wide variety of equity compensation programs. In the area of medical and other welfare benefit plans, he has assisted employers with the establishment and administration of health plans, flexible benefit plans, dependent care plans and a wide range of severance benefit plans.
Publications
"Summary of New Rules & Recommended Action Steps, Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans," Employee Benefits Law Update (October 2004)
"Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Effect on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits," Employee Benefits Law Update (August 2002)
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Presentations
Employee Benefit Cost Containment Strategies, CALPELRA (December 2011)
Top 10 Payroll And Benefit Errors And How To Avoid Them, CALPELRA (November 2011)
Top 10 IRS Audit Issues and How to Avoid Them, California Society of Municipal Officers (CSMFO) and California Municipal Treasurers Association (CMTA) Luncheon Meeting (August 25, 2011)
Pensions: 2011 and Beyond, MMASC Annual Conference (May 2011)
Pension Reform: What's on the Horizon, Investment and Financial Management Forum (March 2011)
Pension Reform: What's on the Horizon, MMANC Winter Forum (February 2011)
Using Early Retirement/Separation Incentives to Save Dollars, CALPELRA (November 2010)
Employee/Independent Contractor Classification—Getting it Right and Avoiding Liability, CALPELRA (November 2010)
Controlling Public Employment Costs in Challenging Times, co-presenter, Employee Benefits Seminar (May 2010)
OPEBs—Pitfalls and Solutions, co-presenter, Northern California County Counsels Meeting (July 2008)
OPEB—To Trust or Not to Trust, That is the Question, California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (March 2008)
Retiree Health Obligations—OPEB, GASB 43 & 45: The California Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission's Report Is Out: Now What?, co-presenter, Employee Benefits Seminar (March 2008)
Federal Cap on Retirement Benefits, City Managers Department Meeting (February 2008)
Stock Option Backdating, Western Pension Benefits Conference (2007)
Establishing Executive Compensation Programs, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (2007)
Employee Benefits Cost Containment Strategies, City of Beverly Hills (October 2010)
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