Atty. Kenneth J. Sachs
Ken Sachs is the Chair of Bodman’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Troy and Detroit offices. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients regarding their employee benefit plans, executive benefit programs and business planning.
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Kenneth J. Sachs is a employment attorney based in Troy, Michigan, practicing at Bodman PLC. They have 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Admitted to practice in Michigan, State Bar of Michigan (1999). Educated at The George Washington University (J.D., 1999). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2026). Serands clients in Troy, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ken Sachs is the Chair of Bodman’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Troy and Detroit offices
- He has over 20 years of experience advising clients regarding their employee benefit plans, executive benefit programs and business planning
- He also represents public and private entities concerning their corporate, fiduciary, and governance responsibilities.He designs, drafts, and establishes retirement plans, welfare plans, medical plans (insured and self-funded), fringe benefits (such as cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, dependent care assistance programs, disability policies, adoption assistance and education-related plans) and various other programs provided to employees
- He is an expert as to the administration of such plans, including the correction of administrative errors
- Ken works with defined contribution plans, 401(k) plans, pension plans, cash balance plans, 457(b) and 457(f) plans, 403(b) plans and various other retirement benefits
- In addition to drafting plan documents, summary plan descriptions and participant communications, Ken actively assists clients with audits, non-discrimination testing and the proper administration and funding of such plans
- Ken also advises clients as to the design and implementation of incentive compensation programs, such as stock options, restricted stock, phantom equity and other compensatory arrangements
- This includes working with all types of employers, including governmental and tax-exempt entities
- Ken is a leading expert on Code Section 409A
- As to welfare plans, Ken drafts plan documents, summary plan descriptions, notices of privacy practices, business associate agreements, summaries of benefits and coverage, participant communications and employer manuals and protocols necessary to ensure legal compliance, including the HIPAA Privacy and Security Regulations
- He frequently leads HIPAA training sessions for his clients
- Additionally, he has extensive experience with FMLA, COBRA, Health Care Reform and other employment-related laws and regulations
- Ken counsels and provides guidance concerning governmental retirement and welfare plans, including Code Section 403(b), 457(b) and 457(f) retirement plans
- His past projects have included drafting plan documents and participant communications and negotiating contracts and agreements with third party vendors, the Internal Revenue Service, and Department of Labor
- Ken has significant experience counseling clients (sellers and buyers) as to the employee benefit implications of mergers and acquisitions, including the legal, financial and practical risks and planning opportunities
- His legal practice also includes drafting and negotiating insurance and third party vendor contracts, including non-disclosure and data privacy agreements. th J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why local counsel matters in Michigan
Practicing law in Michigan. Legal matters in Michigan are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Troy are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Michigan state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Michigan brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Michigan courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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