

Janice L. Hamilton
Paralegal
Office: Indianapolis
jhamilton@kdlegal.com
p: 317-808-5829
f: 317-636-1507
Janice Hamilton is responsible for drafting plan documents for ESOPs, KSOPs, 401(k) plans and profit sharing plans. She assists clients with compliance and corrections under the IRS’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”) and the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”). Additionally, Ms. Hamilton assists the attorneys in the Employee Stock Ownership Practice Group with a multitude of ESOP transactions.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Hamilton had over ten years of consulting, compliance and administration experience with qualified plans. Her experience and extensive knowledge of the operational side of retirement plans enables her to understand and assist with administrative challenges faced by Krieg DeVault’s clients.
Representative Experience
- Assists clients with IRS determination letter applications and plan termination filings
- Assists clients with IRS audits
- Correction of operational, plan document, and non-amender failures under IRS' EPCRS program
- Prepares annual Form 5500 filings for defined contribution and welfare benefit plan sponsors and assists plan sponsors in the correction of missed or incomplete filings, including preparing documents for Department of Labor's Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (“DFVCP”).
- Performs annual health and welfare nondiscrimination testing for cafeteria and health plans
- Performs annual coverage testing for controlled group of businesses, including QSLOBs
- Correction of operational, plan document, and non-amender failures under the IRS' EPCRS program
Seminars and Presentations
- "New Retirement Plan Disclosure Requirements Service Provider Fees", Krieg DeVault Benefits in Brief Seminar, 2011
- "Nondiscrimination Testing for Health Plans", Krieg DeVault Benefits in Brief Seminar, 2010
Education
- B.A. in English, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Employee Benefits

The CARES Act: Changes Posed to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
March 31, 2020
Employee Benefits

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act
February 26, 2020
Employee Benefits

DOL Finalizes Rule Providing Alternative Safe Harbor Method for Electronic Disclosure by ERISA Retirement Plans
May 28, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS Guidance Increases FSA Carryover Limit, Clarifies Reimbursement of Individual Health Coverage Premiums
May 14, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS Provides Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans to Permit Mid-Year Election Changes, Extend FSA and DCAP Claims Periods
May 13, 2020
Employee Benefits

DOL and IRS Pandemic Relief for Group Health Plans and Retirement Plans
May 12, 2020
Employee Benefits

Employer Tax-Free, Deductible Disaster Relief Benefits for Employees
April 20, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS to Issue Guidance for High Deductible Health Plans in Light of COVID-19
March 10, 2020
Employee Benefits

Mandatory Arbitration, Class Action & Exhaustion Provisions: Cause to Amend Claims Procedures?
February 24, 2020
Thought Leadership

Recent Guidance for the Mental Health Parity Act: Are You in Compliance?
June 18, 2018
Thought Leadership

IRS Reduces 2018 Limits for Health Savings Accounts and Adoption Credits
March 11, 2018
Janice Hamilton is responsible for drafting plan documents for ESOPs, KSOPs, 401(k) plans and profit sharing plans. She assists clients with compliance and corrections under the IRS’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”) and the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”). Additionally, Ms. Hamilton assists the attorneys in the Employee Stock Ownership Practice Group with a multitude of ESOP transactions.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Hamilton had over ten years of consulting, compliance and administration experience with qualified plans. Her experience and extensive knowledge of the operational side of retirement plans enables her to understand and assist with administrative challenges faced by Krieg DeVault’s clients.
Representative Experience
- Assists clients with IRS determination letter applications and plan termination filings
- Assists clients with IRS audits
- Correction of operational, plan document, and non-amender failures under IRS' EPCRS program
- Prepares annual Form 5500 filings for defined contribution and welfare benefit plan sponsors and assists plan sponsors in the correction of missed or incomplete filings, including preparing documents for Department of Labor's Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (“DFVCP”).
- Performs annual health and welfare nondiscrimination testing for cafeteria and health plans
- Performs annual coverage testing for controlled group of businesses, including QSLOBs
- Correction of operational, plan document, and non-amender failures under the IRS' EPCRS program
Seminars and Presentations
- "New Retirement Plan Disclosure Requirements Service Provider Fees", Krieg DeVault Benefits in Brief Seminar, 2011
- "Nondiscrimination Testing for Health Plans", Krieg DeVault Benefits in Brief Seminar, 2010
Education
- B.A. in English, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Practices
Industries
Insights
Employee Benefits

The CARES Act: Changes Posed to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
March 31, 2020
Employee Benefits

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act
February 26, 2020
Employee Benefits

DOL Finalizes Rule Providing Alternative Safe Harbor Method for Electronic Disclosure by ERISA Retirement Plans
May 28, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS Guidance Increases FSA Carryover Limit, Clarifies Reimbursement of Individual Health Coverage Premiums
May 14, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS Provides Flexibility for Cafeteria Plans to Permit Mid-Year Election Changes, Extend FSA and DCAP Claims Periods
May 13, 2020
Employee Benefits

DOL and IRS Pandemic Relief for Group Health Plans and Retirement Plans
May 12, 2020
Employee Benefits

Employer Tax-Free, Deductible Disaster Relief Benefits for Employees
April 20, 2020
Employee Benefits

IRS to Issue Guidance for High Deductible Health Plans in Light of COVID-19
March 10, 2020
Employee Benefits

Mandatory Arbitration, Class Action & Exhaustion Provisions: Cause to Amend Claims Procedures?
February 24, 2020
Thought Leadership

Recent Guidance for the Mental Health Parity Act: Are You in Compliance?
June 18, 2018
Thought Leadership

IRS Reduces 2018 Limits for Health Savings Accounts and Adoption Credits
March 11, 2018