Sarah Bowen advises employers and multiemployer trusts on a broad range of matters involving employee benefit plans, including qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans. Based in San Francisco, California, Sarah represents clients in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and counsels plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and administrators on compliance, administration, and operational matters affecting employee benefit programs.
Sarah provides guidance on federal and state laws governing single and multiemployer pension and health and welfare plans, including ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), HIPAA, COBRA, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FMLA, and Medicare requirements.
Her practice includes advising clients on plan design and administration, drafting and updating plan and trust documents and amendments, and addressing fiduciary and administrative matters involving benefit claims and appeals, prohibited transactions, and workplace policies and procedures. Sarah also assists clients with IRS and Department of Labor investigations, service provider agreements, and investment manager agreements.
At Trucker Huss APC, Sarah works with employers and multiemployer plans across a variety of industries to help navigate the evolving legal and regulatory landscape affecting employee benefits and ERISA compliance.