Marsha Woodward
Principal
Experienced in ERISA/Employee Benefits and business law, Marsha uses her more than 20 years of practice experience to consult clients about the design, drafting, implementation and operation of a variety of qualified and non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plans, bonus, stock option, and equity arrangements, welfare plans, cafeteria plans, and other benefit plans. Marsha specializes in self-funded plans and Taft-Hartley multiemployer plans of all types. She assists in all aspects of business mergers and acquisitions that affect employee benefits and compensation, including merging or terminating existing plans and creating executive compensation structures, as well as day-to-day upkeep of company plans. Marsha also focuses on the fiduciary responsibilities associated with sponsoring and administering employee benefits for all types of plans.
Additionally, Marsha advises plan sponsors and participants on compliance with a variety of statutes and regulations concerning plans subject to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and ERISA, as well as compliance with HIPAA, COBRA, USERRA and the regulations relating to those laws. She also advises on many regulations promulgated by the IRS, DOL, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), such as those governing claims and appeals procedures, qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), qualified medical child support orders (QMCSOs) and non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements that fall under IRC §409A, contract negotiation and interpretation, and other transactional business and personal needs.
Marsha graduated from University of Missouri Kansas City, B.A. (1997) and University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D. (2000).
Marsha joined Haynes Benefits in 2024.
816.875.1919 ● woodward@haynesbenefits.com