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Mark F. Williams

Mark F. Williams

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  • Waterbury
  • mwilliams@carmodylaw.com

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  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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Education

  • Eastern Nazarene College, B.A., 1974 ~ magna cum laude
  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1979
  • Boston University School of Law, L.L.M., Tax, 1993

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Mark’s practice includes all aspects of employee benefits, including both tax and ERISA issues that arise in connection with employee benefit plans for both large and small clients. Mark advises employers on the design of their qualified pension plans, including 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans. Mark also designs and drafts nonqualified deferred compensation plans, such as Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans, and assures compliance with IRC Section 409 A, which governs nonqualified arrangements. Mark also has experience in structuring golden parachute, change in control arrangements.

Mark provides assistance to employers with COBRA and HIPAA issues affecting health plans. Mark is also a frequent lecturer on how the Affordable Care Act affects employer health plans and is assisting employers with compliance for their plans.

Before joining Carmody, Mark worked for 19 years as in-house counsel at a major life insurance company where he advised on the benefit plans sponsored by the company, including 401(k), cash balance, nonqualified, and welfare plans.

Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association, Labor Section, Tax Section

  • Waterbury Bar Association

Community

  • Board Member, Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, Connecticut
  • United Way of Greater Waterbury, Past Board Member

Experience

  • Advising employees on retirement plan compliance with SECURE Act.

  • Successful IRS and Department of Labor correction filings for pension, 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

  • Secured a complete waiver of reporting penalties under the Affordable Care Act for an employer.

  • Drafted wrap plans for welfare benefit plans sponsored by employers.

  • Assisted employers with 280G golden parachute change in control calculations.

  • Revision of Summary Plan Descriptions for union and salaried pension and 401(k) plans.

  • Drafted and reviewed investment policies for 401(k) plans.

  • Advised municipality on transition out of a defined benefit plan arrangement.

  • Assisted employers on compliance with the Affordable Care Act mandates.

  • Advised on ERISA fiduciary compliance for retirement programs.

Carmody Advises GEM Manufacturing in Sale to Core Industrial Partners

February 15, 2023
Carmody's Corporate team lead by Tom Candrick and Kevin Palumberi advised GEM Manufacturing on its sale to Core Industrial Partners, with support from Adam Brocklehurst, Johanna Bachmair, Deborah Brancato and Mark Williams. Click here to read: Private equity firm acquires Waterbury business | Hartford Business Journal

SECURE Act 2.0 Significant Changes for Retirement Plans

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023 SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022. This Act makes numerous important changes to various retirement plan rules, affecting 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and enhances some changes made in the 2019 SECURE Act.
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Withholding for Remote Employees Working in Other States (And Other Fun Scenarios)

July 16, 2021
Mark Williams and Tim Klimpl break down the basics of remote work and state withholding in the latest article for the CBIA. Click here to read the article.

New IRS Guidance on the COBRA Subsidy: Questions Answered

June 08, 2021
The IRS recently issued FAQs regarding the temporary, 100% COBRA subsidy created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Rescue Plan Act”). This subsidy is available to “Assistance Eligible Individuals” for COBRA continuation coverage during the period April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. We previously covered developments relating
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Labor Department Releases Model Notices for New COBRA Subsidy

April 13, 2021
In our March 29 e-alert concerning the new COBRA subsidy, we indicated that we would advise when the new COBRA notices from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) became available. The DOL published the model notices on April 7, 2021. Background: Under the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), a temporary
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