Kim Wilcoxon

Practices

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Professional Experience

Kim is a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. Kim has significant experience advising employers and other benefit plan professionals on welfare benefit plan matters. She helps clients respond to increased plan costs and legal changes by analyzing various plan designs and associated risks; closely following legal developments and offering proactive advice; walking plan administrators through HIPAA privacy and security compliance and providing employee training; drafting and reviewing plan documentation and participant communications; consulting on benefit claims and appeals; and answering questions relating to COBRA, consumer driven health plans, nondiscrimination requirements, cafeteria plan rules, taxation of benefits and other welfare benefit matters. In addition, Kim counsels employers on all aspects of retirement plans and executive compensation arrangements, including 401(k) plan design and administration, pension plan administration, 409A compliance, fiduciary counseling, and benefits issues in corporate transactions.

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2001, Order of the Coif
• Miami University, B.A., 1998, summa cum laude

• “Frequently Asked Questions about PPACA and Temporary Employees“ •CBA Report, June 2013
• “Premium Tax Credits: Federal Subsidies for Individual Insurance” • CBA Report, May 2013
• “Obamacare to Employers: Provide Health Coverage or Face a Penalty” • CBA Report, April 2013
• “What the HEALTH is Going to Happen in 2014?” • CBA Report, March 2013
• “How Does Today’s Health Care Law Ruling Impact Insurance-Providing Employers?” • The Legal Pulse • Washington Legal Foundation blog post, June 2012
• "Recent Case Highlights ADA Issues with Wellness Programs" · CBA Report, May 2011
• "First HIPAA Privacy Penalty Should Be a Wake-Up Call" · CBA Report, April 2011
• "Health Care Reform Update - Responding to Reform by Considering Self-Insurance" · CBA Report, March 2011
• "Health Care Reform Update - Is Health Care Reform Unconstitutional?" · CBA Report, February 2011
• "Health Care Reform Update - Changes Coming for Over-the-Counter Drugs" · CBA Report, November 2010
• "Health Care Reform Update - External Reviews of Benefit Claims Under Health Care Reform" · CBA Report, October 2010
• "Health Care Reform Update - Employers Must Take Second Look at Grandfathered Status" · CBA Report, September 2010
• The Lawyer Life: Achieving Work/Life Balance · CBA Report, March 2008
• IRS Audits Focus on Executive Compensation · Business Courier, February 25, 2005
• Statutory Remedies for Judicial Torts: The Need for Wrongful Birth Legislation · University of Cincinnati Law Review, Spring 2001
• Federal Protection From Bullies: Williams v. General Motors Corp. · University of Cincinnati Law Review, Summer 2000

• “So Much to Do and So Little Time: Health Plan Compliance Obligations for 2013” Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Update, March 5, 2013, March 7, 2013, May 1, 2013
• “The Affordable Care Act: Understanding its Impact Now and in 2014,” HR Legal Lunches, April 19, 2013
• "Recent Developments in Health Care Benefits: Association of Corporate Counsel Breakfast Briefing", September 20, 2012
• “Health Care Reform: What You Need to Know About Requirements for Employers and Potential Penalties”, KnowLex Legal Education 2012 Employment Law Briefing: Factors Affecting Workplace Rights in a Digital Age, September 7, 2012
• “The Supreme Court Healthcare Decision: Impact on Group Health Plans and Employers”, Strafford Webinar, July 13, 2012
• “New Benefit Plan Disclosure Requirements”, Louisville Area Chapter ISCEBS Meeting, July 12, 2012
• “Employee Wellness Programs”, Thompson Hine LLP 2012 Legal Update for HR Professionals, June 27, 2012
• “Wellness Programs,” Cincinnati Employee Benefits Conference, June 14, 2012
• “PPACA Legal Update,” Atlanta Bar Association Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee Meeting, May 29, 2012
• “Some Like it Hot! Hot Topics for Welfare Plans,” Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Update, April 19 & 25, 2012
• “Emerging Issues in Privacy and Data Security: A 2012 Perspective”, The Knowledge Congress Webcast Series, March 5, 2012
• “Health Care Reform for the Tax Practitioner”, Tax Executives Institute Meeting, February 6, 2012
• "What the HEALTH is Happening to America?"; American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) Cincinnati Pension Conference, November 15, 2011
• "Wellness Programs are Like Ogres (and Onions and Parfaits): Peeling Back the Layers of Laws that Apply to Wellness Programs"; Greater Cincinnati Association of Health Underwriters Meeting; October 11, 2011
• "Hot Topics in Employee Benefits" - Secrets for Successful Benefits Professionals, Central Ohio Chapter ISCEBS Event, September 14, 2011
• "Wellness Programs" - Cincinnati Bar Association Joint Employee Benefits and Corporate Committee Meeting; September 8, 2011
• "Welfare Plan Traps for the Unwary", Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Update, March 17 & 23, 2011
• "Health Care Reform: Burdens and Opportunities", Health Action Council Ohio, October 13, 2010
• "Health Care Reform: Myths and Misconceptions", Human Resources Association of Southwestern Ohio, October 12, 2010
• "Avoiding the New Excise Tax Reporting Requirement", Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Breakfast Briefing, April 27, 2010
• "HRAs and Incentives: New Challenges to Established Practices", Health Action Council Ohio Webinar, March 31, 2010
• "New HIPAA Privacy and Security Requirements", Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Breakfast Briefing, April 21, 2009
• "COBRA Subsidy", National Association of Professional Employer Organizations Webinar, February 24, 2009
• "COBRA Subsidy", Health Action Council Ohio Webinar, February 23, 2009
• "Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations", Thompson Hine LLP Employee Benefits Breakfast Briefing, April 3, 2008
• "Employer Health Plans in 2006 and Beyond", Thompson Hine LLP Cincinnati Labor & Employment Seminar, May 2, 2006
• "Executive Compensation - The Cornerstone of Your Retirement", Thompson Hine LLP Spotlight on Women Seminar, March 16, 2006
• "HIPAA Privacy, Security and Portability", Employers Resource Association, September 20, 2005
• "Employee Benefits Update: 2005 Highlights", Thompson Hine LLP Cleveland Labor and Employment Seminar, July 21, 2005
• "Legal Challenges Shaping the Future Balance of Health Care" , Ohio Association of Health Plans 2004 Convention and Trade Show, May 19, 2004

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2013
• Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009, 2012 and 2013
• YWCA Academy of Career Women of Achievement Rising Star Award, 2005-2006