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Lindsay Goodman

Lindsay M. Goodman

Associate

Chicago Phone +1.312.324.1176 Fax +1.312.324.1001

110 North Wacker Drive//Chicago, IL 60606-1511//United States

Lindsay M. Goodman has experience with many aspects of the firm’s comprehensive employee benefits practice. She handles a wide range of projects, including health and welfare plan issues, qualified and nonqualified retirement plan issues, HIPAA and COBRA matters, employee benefits due diligence with respect to mergers and acquisitions, and Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service audits.

Lindsay frequently advises clients on compliance issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ERISA, and the Internal Revenue Code, and handles plan document drafting and updates consistent with such rules and regulations. She also advises on best practices and methods of correcting plan document and plan administration failures. As a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Lindsay serves on the Professionals Committee and the Affordable Care Act Expert panel.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Lindsay was an employee benefits associate at two large international law firms as well as a tax and estate planning associate at a small boutique tax and corporate law firm in Chicago.

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Chambers USA (2019)

Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits (ERISA Law), US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)

Recommended, Labor and employment: Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design, The Legal 500 US (2019)

Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 2004

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • US Tax Court

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, 2006, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2002, M.S.T.
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2001, B.S.

Services

Events

4/14/2022 - Hot Topics in Employee Benefits: What We’re Seeing - April 2022
3/11/2021 - Increased Flexibility for FSAs Provided Under New IRS Guidance: Notice 2021-15
2/18/2021 - Consolidated Appropriations Act: Impact on Health and Welfare Plans
10/20/2019 - 65th Annual Employee Benefits Conference
10/23/2017 - 2017 Annual International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Conference
8/26/2015 - The Supreme Court Decisions on the Affordable Care Act and Same-Sex Marriage: What Do They Mean for Your Health Plans?
11/19/2014 - Affordable Care Act Tasks: Preparing for the Shared Responsibility Excise Tax

News

1/21/2021 - Appropriations Act Requires Employer Actions to Ensure Mental Health Parity, SHRM

Publications

7/20/2022 - Preparing for the End of COVID-19 Emergency Periods: To-Dos for Plan Sponsors and Administrators
5/4/2022 - IRS Adjusts HSA Amounts to Account for Inflation
3/7/2022 - Surprise! Texas District Court Strikes Down Portions of No Surprises Act
2/18/2022 - Mental Health Parity Compliance: Report to Congress Sheds Light on NQTL Comparative, Practical Guidance
2/7/2022 - New Guidance Enhances Flexibility for Covering OTC COVID-19 Tests
2/4/2022 - Mental Health Parity Compliance: Report to Congress Sheds Light on NQTL Comparative Analyses Requirement
8/6/2021 - IRS Provides Second Round of FAQs on COBRA Subsidies
5/24/2021 - IRS Guidance on American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidy
5/20/2021 - IRS Issues Guidance Regarding American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidy
4/9/2021 - DOL Issues ARPA COBRA Subsidy Model Notices and FAQs
3/15/2021 - American Rescue Plan’s Health and Welfare Benefit Provisions: COBRA and DCFSA Action Items
3/1/2021 - IRS Gymnastics With Code Section 125 for FSAs: Notice 2021-15
3/1/2021 - Suspended Deadlines Under ERISA, Part Two: Sound the Alarm!
1/12/2021 - Mental Health Parity Transparency: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
1/7/2021 - LawFlash: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Health and Welfare Provisions
1/6/2021 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Health and Welfare Provisions
5/2/2018 - Win for Employers Administering HSA Contributions: $6,900 Limit Reinstated for 2018
11/13/2015 - Application of EEOC’s Recently Proposed GINA Regulations to Employer Wellness Programs
7/13/2015 - The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage: Employer Next Steps
7/1/2015 - US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage