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Welcome to Benefitscounsel.com, home to the Law Office of B. Janell Grenier, a law firm dedicated to representing clients in the field of employee benefits and ERISA law.
B. Janell Grenier, its principal, has over 20 years of experience with major law firms counseling clients in all aspects of employee benefits law, including the design, drafting, implementation and administration of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, flexible compensation programs, welfare benefits plans, and fiduciary law aspects of ERISA. Her clients have included small private start-up companies, family-owned businesses, Fortune 100 companies, as well as tax-exempt and governmental entities.

Ms. Grenier’s principal commitment has been to provide superior service to her clients by employing a unique blend of specialized knowledge and expertise, personalized service, and competitive rates. She is dedicated to serving her clients with honesty, integrity, and excellence.

A principal focus of Ms. Grenier’s practice is to assist corporate directors, executives, plan committee members, management personnel and human resource professionals who serve as ERISA fiduciaries in meeting their fiduciary duties and obligations under ERISA.

Benefits & ERISA News...

Denial of Petition for Rehearing in the Deere Case You can read about it here at the Fiduciary Guidebook....

One Way to Lower Health Costs: Pay People to Be Healthy There is a very interesting study here from Wharton suggesting that better wellness programs could be created by employers to encourage workforce health and lower health insurance costs. The article suggests that offering employees a discount in their health insurance...

ABC/Washington Post Poll on Health Care Reform. . . Indicates wide-spread concern. Excerpt: An overwhelming 70 percent oppose taxing benefits worth over $17,000 a year, a funding mechanism under discussion. Fifty-eight percent don't buy President Obama's pledge that reform can occur without forcing people to make undesired changes in...

Tax-Exempt Governmental Plans Guidebook Another Guidebook is in the works: The Tax-Exempt/Governmental Plans Guidebook. . ....