Beth, a member of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice in Cincinnati, assists employers with the design, implementation and operation of welfare and fringe benefit plans. She advises on Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA and Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and assists clients in navigating the increasingly complex web of federal and state benefit regulations. Her day-to-day work includes counseling clients on the expanding group health plan transparency and reporting requirements, addressing benefit plan considerations related to hot-button issues like reproductive health care and gender affirming care, and helping clients work through more traditional taxation, ERISA, privacy and ACA issues.
Focus Areas
- “New MHPAEA Guidance Released,” Thompson Hine Employee Benefits Update, August 2023
- “Preparing for Compliance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Spring 2022
- “Additional Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, February 2022
- “Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, January 2022
- “OSHA Issues COVID-19 ETS for Large Private Employers,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, November 4, 2021
- “Path Out of the Pandemic: Considerations for Employers and Government Contractors,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, September 2021
- “IRS Issues Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act FSA Forfeiture Relief,” Employee Benefit Plan Review, May 2021
- “IRS Issues Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act FSA Forfeiture Relief,” Thompson Hine Employee Benefits Update, March 2021
- “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 30, 2020
- “COVID-19 Relief Bill – The Impact on Employers and Employees,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 2020
- “Preparing for Compliance with the Final Price Transparency Regulations,” Thompson Hine Employee Benefits Update, December 2020
- “Federal CARES Act Provides Substantial Relief to Employers from Effects of COVID-19,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “IRS Issues Guidance on High Deductible Health Plans and COVID-19 Expenses,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “Practical Responses to the Final Mental Health Parity Regulations,” Thompson Hine webinar, October 2024
- “Navigating the Future: Fiduciary Obligations in Health and Welfare Plans – Fiduciary Deep Dive – Part 3,” Thompson Hine webinar, May 2024
- “Landmark Ruling Overturns Abortion Rights – Examining the Decision’s Employee Implications,” Thompson Hine Webinar, July 2022
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Received a 2023 and 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch recognition for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- YWCA Rising Star Leadership Program, 2012
Professional Associations
- Cincinnati Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee, vice chair, 2015-2016
- Cincinnati Bar Association, Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XV (2011)
Community Activities
- Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, board member, 2018-present
- Parents and Professionals for Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, chair, 2016
- Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, Diamond Award Gala sponsorship committee member, 2016
- ProKids, founding co-chair of ProKids Young Professionals, 2011-2013
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2005,
University of Cincinnati Law Review, associate member; Human Rights Quarterly, managing editor and articles editor
- University of Michigan, B.A., 2002,
Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- New MHPAEA Guidance Released,
Employee Benefits Update
, August 7, 2023 - Thompson Hine Elects Four New Partners in 2023,
Thompson Hine LLP
, January 25, 2023 - Business Law Update – Spring 2022,
Thompson Hine Newsletter
, May 12, 2022 - Additional Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,
COVID-19 Update
, February 7, 2022 - Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,
COVID-19 Update
, January 11, 2022 - OSHA Issues COVID-19 ETS for Large Private Employers,
COVID-19 Update
, November 4, 2021 - Path Out of the Pandemic: Considerations for Employers and Government Contractors,
COVID-19 Update
, September 10, 2021 - IRS Issues Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act FSA Forfeiture Relief,
Employee Benefit Plan Review
, May 20, 2021 - IRS Issues Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act FSA Forfeiture Relief,
Employee Benefits Update
, March 3, 2021 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,
COVID-19 Update
, December 30, 2020