Mark W. Jane is an associate practicing in Butzel Long's Ann Arbor office. He practices in the area of ERISA, employee benefits and compensation, and has experience working with 401(a) defined benefit plans, 401(k) and 403(b) defined contribution plans, 457(b) tax-exempt plans, comprehensive health and welfare plans, and multi-employer pension and welfare benefit plans. Mr. Jane has worked on a wide variety of employee benefits matters, including designing/drafting employee pension and welfare benefit plans, consulting with plan administrators and sponsors on fiduciary compliance and fiduciary best practices, advising on HIPAA and COBRA compliance, reviewing and processing Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, and reviewing service provider contracts.
Mr. Jane was recognized as a Michigan Rising Star from 2009 to 2011 by Michigan Super Lawyers and is the recipient of the Outstanding New Lawyer Award (May 2010), for service as Co-Chair of the New Lawyers Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.
Mr. Jane is actively involved in community bar activities. He is currently serving as Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, and also serves as a District 3 representative on the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section Executive Council. Mr. Jane recently co-chaired the Washtenaw County Bar Association New Lawyers Section, and was recognized for his achievement in advancing the goals of the section.
Mr. Jane is admitted to practice in California and Michigan and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A. with high distinction, 2002) and Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006).
Experience
· Prepared HIPAA Privacy and Security policies and procedures, including all administrative forms, for tier one automotive supplier
· Advised on the design of and drafted several comprehensive welfare benefit plan wrap documents.
· Advised on the design of and drafted an incentive package to encourage key workforce personnel to accept a position transfer.
· Drafted Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) and 457(b) plans for a local non-profit corporation
· Successfully obtained IRS approval and Compliance Statement under the Employee Plan Compliance Resolution System to retroactively correct a decades' long operational error of a profit sharing plan.
· Researched and provided opinions regarding the ability of several governmental employers to modify or terminate the welfare benefits offered to retirees.
News
Media Releases
12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011
11.22.10, Four Butzel Long attorneys named Michigan Rising Stars as part of the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list
10.25.10, Forty-two Butzel Long attorneys named to the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list
06.29.10, Butzel Long attorney Mark W. Jane receives Outstanding New Lawyer Award from Washtenaw County Bar Association
11.09.09, Forty-Nine Butzel Long attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2009 listing
06.02.08, Butzel Long attorney Mark W. Jane elected co-chair of the Washtenaw County Bar Association New Lawyers' Section
10.25.07, Employee benefits attorney Mark W. Jane joins Butzel Long
Publications
Client alerts
01.13.12, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - New California Laws Affect Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans
01.01.12, Automation Alley Newsletter - New Michigan Law Changes Certain Eligibility Criteria for Unemployment Benefits
12.27.11, Client Alert - Labor & Employment - New Michigan Law Changes Certain Eligibility Criteria for Unemployment Benefits
12.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - IRS Announces New Employee Benefits Limits for 2012
10.25.11, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - IRS Announces New Employee Benefits Limits for 2012
10.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - New State Tax on Health Care Claims Affects Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
09.09.11, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - New State Tax on Health Care Claims Affects Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
12.23.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
12.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter
12.01.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
10.21.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
06.23.10, E-news: Employee Benefits - 6/23/2010
04.29.10, E-news: Health Care Law - April 29, 2010
04.22.10, E-news: Employee Benefits E-news - 04/22/2010
03.30.10, E-news: Employee Benefits E-news - 03/30/10
03.09.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
01.06.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
01.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter - January 2010
12.23.09, E-news: Employee Benefits
11.23.09, E-news: Employee Benefits
06.18.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - 06/18/09
03.20.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - March 20, 2009
02.16.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - 02/16/2009
02.13.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - February 13, 2009
12.30.08, E-news: Employee Benefits - 12/30/2008
12.12.08, E-news: Employee Benefits - December 12, 2008
10.23.08, E-news: Employee Benefits Law - October 23, 2008
08.14.08, Enews: Labor and Employment - August 13, 2008
07.01.08, Automation Alley Newsletter - July 2008
06.20.08, E-news: Employee Benefits Law - June 20, 2008
Resources
06.14.10, Health Care Reform Timeline
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan - Labor and Employment and Taxation Sections
Co-chair, Washtenaw County Bar Association New Lawyers' Section (July 2008-June 2010)
State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section Executive Council (October 2009-present)
Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Bar Association (2008-present)
Recognitions
DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 - Employee Benefits Law
Michigan Super Lawyers, Rising Star; Employee Benefits/ERISA, 2009-2011
Outstanding New Lawyer Award recipient, May 2010, for service as Co-Chair of the New Lawyers Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association
(Resident, Ann Arbor, Michigan Office)