Sarah Sise
Practice Expertise
- Employee Benefits
Areas of Practice
- Employee Benefits
- Corporate Group
Profile
Thorough, experienced guidance on employee benefits, executive compensation
Sarah Sise helps clients navigate the challenging regulatory environment associated with employee benefits and executive compensation. She is particularly experienced at assisting clients with design and administration of qualified retirement plans, nonqualified arrangements, welfare and fringe benefit plans, and executive compensation programs, in addition to guiding clients through plan audits and service provider changes. Sarah advises an array of clients, including private and public companies and tax-exempt organizations. She also advises entities that are 100% or otherwise significantly owned by employee stock ownership plans (ESOP).
Sarah keeps abreast of the frequent law and regulatory changes in the employee benefits space and understands it is critical to a client's business that the complexities with these tax laws be applied in practical ways. She works with clients to manage the risks associated with benefit and compensation arrangements in a way that works for their business.
Sarah Sise helps clients navigate the challenging regulatory environment associated with employee benefits and executive compensation. She is particularly experienced at assisting clients with design and administration of qualified retirement plans, nonqualified arrangements, welfare and fringe benefit plans, and executive compensation programs, in addition to guiding clients through plan audits and service provider changes. Sarah advises an array of clients, including private and public companies and tax-exempt organizations. She also advises entities that are 100% or otherwise significantly owned by employee stock ownership plans (ESOP).
Sarah keeps abreast of the frequent law and regulatory changes in the employee benefits space and understands it is critical to a client's business that the complexities with these tax laws be applied in practical ways. She works with clients to manage the risks associated with benefit and compensation arrangements in a way that works for their business.
Bar Admissions
Illinois Missouri
Education
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997)
Order of the Coif
Maryville University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994)
Actuarial Science
Harvard Law School Executive Education (2024)
Leadership in Law Firms Program
Areas of Practice
- Employee Benefits
- Corporate Group
Professional Career
Articles
2023 Year-End Employee Benefits Updates Carolyn McAllister, Sarah Sise Author Article for BenefitsPRO About Recent and Future Trends in Employee Benefits Deadline for Employers to Comply with Reproductive Health Care Privacy Changes - Dec. 22, 2024 Department of Labor Proposes Electronic Delivery Safe Harbor for Group Health Plan Disclosures Employer Provided Work-Life Referral Programs Considered Nontaxable Fringe Benefit Employer's Duty to Monitor Retirement Plan's New Investment Advice Fiduciaries ERISA Fiduciary Duties and Voluntary Benefits: New Litigation Trends Final Anti-Discrimination Rule Protecting Gender Identity May Indirectly Impact Employer Health Plans Final Rule under MHPAEA Clarifies NQTL Comparative Analysis Requirement Forfeiture Funds: Legal Requirements, Permitted Uses, and Litigation Risk Management IRS Extends Compliance Date for Roth Catch-up Contributions Until Jan. 1, 2026 IRS Releases 2025 Limits for Benefit Plans IRS Releases 2026 Limits for Benefit Plans Key SECURE 2.0 Act Updates for Defined Contribution Retirement Plans Limited Guidance on "No Tax on Tips" and "No Tax on Overtime" Deductions Navigating Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Relief: IRS Notice 2024-35 SECURE 2.0 Act Retirement Plan Update: Roth Catch-Up Contributions in 2026 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Changes to Certain Workplace Benefits Uncertain Future for ACA Preventive Services Mandate Uncertainty on Health Care Rules Amid Administration Change Updates on SECURE 2.0, the Employee Retention Credit and the Preventive Services Mandate Year-End Corporate Transparency Act Reporting - Benefits Highlights
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