Nick Welle is an associate and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice is focused on health and welfare plans. He also assists clients with qualified retirement plans, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
Mr. Welle advises employers, insurers, and brokers concerning the federal laws governing health and welfare plans, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Internal Revenue Code (Code), Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). He also assists clients with plan design and administration, including self-insured and fully-insured health and welfare plans and wellness programs. Mr. Welle has experience drafting and reviewing HIPAA policies and agreements, including privacy and security policies, business associate agreements, authorization forms, and notices of privacy practices.