About Howard
Howard Bye-Torre has been assisting clients with employee benefit matters relating to health, cafeteria, other welfare plans for 30 years. Howard advises clients on ERISA, federal health care reform (ACA), HIPAA, COBRA, USERRA, FMLA, COVID-19 guidance (including the FFCRA and CARES Act), Medicare, wellness programs, domestic partner issues, mental health parity law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, nondiscrimination rules, federal tax issues, and other state and federal law benefit topics. In addition to his work with ERISA plans, he has extensive experience with governmental and church plans.
Howard is a member of the firm’s COVID-19 Task Force, a cross-practice, cross-jurisdictional team dedicated to coordinating guidance for clients impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic. Howard is Of Counsel with the firm. Previously, he was senior editor at the Employee Benefits Institute of America, Inc. (2007) and equity shareholder with Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated, San Antonio, TX (1985–2007).
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