Local Matters is a privately held Delaware corporation based in Denver, Colorado [1] created through a merger between Aptas, Inc. and ISx, and YP Solutions announced on May 23, 2005 [2]. In October 2005, Local Matters acquired Online Web Marketing, the makers of AreaGuides.net.
Local Matters provides Internet, voice, and wireless technology solutions for media publishers in the local search market.[3] Technology solutions are targeted to directory publishers and real estate groups worldwide with a focus on local, social search.
Group insurance
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in the below benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire:
Medical – PPO or HSA
Employee Assistance programs
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Long and Short Term Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Plan
Other voluntary benefits such as Long Term Care, Accident and Critical Care Insurance, Pet insurance, etc.
Holidays
Local Matters offers employees ten paid holidays per year: Seven commonly observed holidays and three company designated or floating holidays. Our commonly observed holidays are:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Paid time off
Employees enjoy 15 days per year of Paid Time Off. We recognize that time away from work plays an important part in maintaining personal well-being, enabling employees to balance the demands of their professional and personal lives. Paid Time Off (“PTO”) is used at employee discretion for things such as vacation, personal time off for religious observance, personal business, and illness.
There are many factors in today's world that create a need for an Employee Benefits strategy.
The greying of the population means that governments worldwide cannot continue to fund their social security systems and are forced to reform the old systems.
There is a continuing shift from public to private responsibility for the individual's financial security. More and more the employees expect their employers to provide access to high quality financial solutions.
In view of the continued globalisation and the compliance requirements on the International Accounting Standards (IAS), more and more multinational companies take a central approach on Employee Benefits and Pension matters. The liability of headquarters could be involved and influenced by local matters. Therefore, Risk Management and Finance departments are having an increased interest in Human Resources Benefits provision aspects.
Whether your employees and consultants are based in a single city or in scores of cities around the globe, member firm lawyers in the Lex Mundi Employee Benefits and Pensions group offer the expertise and resources you need to help your organization face today's most challenging employee compensation and benefits-related legal issues. Through its extensive network of executive compensation, employee benefits and pension law practitioners in 160 leading member law firms in more than 100 countries, members of the Lex Mundi Employee Benefits and Pensions group provide employers with a high-quality and cost-effective way to ensure legal compliance wherever compensation (including equity and deferred compensation) matters arise. From complex global equity arrangements to advice on traditional compensation, benefits and pension matters, clients can rely on members of the group for swift legal solutions for their local, national or transnational matters.
Kutak Rock LLP continually strives to serve the needs of its clients' businesses. Companies across the country regularly face intense competition for employees in all sectors of the economy. Employee benefits are a major recruiting and retention tool, and changes in the law over the past few years have been tremendous in this area. In addition, employee benefits costs continue to comprise a larger percentage of the overall compensation package to our clients' workforces and our attorneys are trained and experienced in offering creative alternatives to control costs and maximize benefits.
The firm's Employee Benefits Group exists to serve clients with respect to legal matters concerning employee benefits, whether such issues be of a corporate, litigation, tax or government relations nature. The Group's collective legal expertise provides clients with intelligent and thorough representation in virtually every aspect of employee benefits matters. Our employee benefits clients range from small, closely held organizations to international, publicly traded corporations to city and state governments.
The attorneys in the Employee Benefits Group are experienced in all aspects of employee benefits law. Because of the constant evolution of employee benefits law, our practice is rapidly changing. The following list is a partial illustration of many of the legal services we currently offer to our clients:
Qualified retirement plan (401(k), 403(b), 457, money purchase pension, defined benefit (including cash balance and 414(h) pickup and deferred retirement option plan (DROP)) and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) design, compliance and overall tax and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) advice, including extensive experience with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Welfare plan (cafeteria, health insurance, self-funded health benefits, severance, tuition reimbursement, legal services, etc.) design, compliance (including HIPAA privacy, EDI and security compliance) and overall tax and ERISA advice.
Nonqualified plan (deferred compensation (including 457), golden handcuffs, stock options and phantom stock) design, funding, compliance, tax, securities and ERISA advice.
ERISA fiduciary duty, plan asset, prohibited transaction, reporting and disclosure and other ERISA Title I matters, including Department of Labor (DOL) audit experience.
Compliance reviews for qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans.
Practical advice regarding violations of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, including extensive experience with the DOL's amnesty program and the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
Due diligence employee benefits issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, layoffs and plant closings, including plan termination and withdrawal liability issues under ERISA Title IV and experience with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, ADA, ADEA, WARN Act and numerous other federal and state laws affecting employee benefit plans.
Employment agreement, noncompete agreement, employee handbook and related issues.
Extensive public plan experience, including drafting legislation to be incorporated into state and local statutes and advising plan administrators on administration and plan interpretation issues.
Extensive church plan experience, including pre-ERISA coverage testing.
Local Matters provides technology solutions to online publishers
of local information to help them achieve leadership in local search
and advertising. For business directories, we help publishers
establish and manage website portals that successfully engage
and connect consumers and local businesses, as well as achieve
broader exposure for advertisers. For real estate clients, we build
website portals that engage consumers to facilitate agent and
home selections.
With over one billion monthly page views worldwide, and nearly
350 yearly software releases, our deep and broad expertise in
consumer websites means that our publishers realize the fastest
time-to-market with the highest return from their investment and
are able to demonstrate clear value to advertisers.
Our flagship product, Destination Search, is a publisher-branded
solution that transforms the publisher’s database of local
information into a consumer-focused website. By emphasizing
buyer needs we increase buyer engagement, producing more leads
for the businesses listed there.
Our newest product, Traffic Director, helps publishers extend their
reach beyond their branded websites to generate new leads to
advertisers through syndication and major search engines such
as Google. This brings in new buyers to the publisher’s website,
further increasing the leads to their advertisers and sellers.
Our Local Marketing Services help publishers reach consumers
where they are. With a comprehensive knowledge of local media,
our expert search and social marketing team delivers services
uniquely tailored to drive optimal ROI for local media publishers.
Local Matters provides Internet, voice, and wireless technology solutions for media publishers in the local search market.[3] Technology solutions are targeted to directory publishers and real estate groups worldwide with a focus on local, social search.
Group insurance
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in the below benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire:
Medical – PPO or HSA
Employee Assistance programs
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Long and Short Term Disability Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Plan
Other voluntary benefits such as Long Term Care, Accident and Critical Care Insurance, Pet insurance, etc.
Holidays
Local Matters offers employees ten paid holidays per year: Seven commonly observed holidays and three company designated or floating holidays. Our commonly observed holidays are:
New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Paid time off
Employees enjoy 15 days per year of Paid Time Off. We recognize that time away from work plays an important part in maintaining personal well-being, enabling employees to balance the demands of their professional and personal lives. Paid Time Off (“PTO”) is used at employee discretion for things such as vacation, personal time off for religious observance, personal business, and illness.
There are many factors in today's world that create a need for an Employee Benefits strategy.
The greying of the population means that governments worldwide cannot continue to fund their social security systems and are forced to reform the old systems.
There is a continuing shift from public to private responsibility for the individual's financial security. More and more the employees expect their employers to provide access to high quality financial solutions.
In view of the continued globalisation and the compliance requirements on the International Accounting Standards (IAS), more and more multinational companies take a central approach on Employee Benefits and Pension matters. The liability of headquarters could be involved and influenced by local matters. Therefore, Risk Management and Finance departments are having an increased interest in Human Resources Benefits provision aspects.
Whether your employees and consultants are based in a single city or in scores of cities around the globe, member firm lawyers in the Lex Mundi Employee Benefits and Pensions group offer the expertise and resources you need to help your organization face today's most challenging employee compensation and benefits-related legal issues. Through its extensive network of executive compensation, employee benefits and pension law practitioners in 160 leading member law firms in more than 100 countries, members of the Lex Mundi Employee Benefits and Pensions group provide employers with a high-quality and cost-effective way to ensure legal compliance wherever compensation (including equity and deferred compensation) matters arise. From complex global equity arrangements to advice on traditional compensation, benefits and pension matters, clients can rely on members of the group for swift legal solutions for their local, national or transnational matters.
Kutak Rock LLP continually strives to serve the needs of its clients' businesses. Companies across the country regularly face intense competition for employees in all sectors of the economy. Employee benefits are a major recruiting and retention tool, and changes in the law over the past few years have been tremendous in this area. In addition, employee benefits costs continue to comprise a larger percentage of the overall compensation package to our clients' workforces and our attorneys are trained and experienced in offering creative alternatives to control costs and maximize benefits.
The firm's Employee Benefits Group exists to serve clients with respect to legal matters concerning employee benefits, whether such issues be of a corporate, litigation, tax or government relations nature. The Group's collective legal expertise provides clients with intelligent and thorough representation in virtually every aspect of employee benefits matters. Our employee benefits clients range from small, closely held organizations to international, publicly traded corporations to city and state governments.
The attorneys in the Employee Benefits Group are experienced in all aspects of employee benefits law. Because of the constant evolution of employee benefits law, our practice is rapidly changing. The following list is a partial illustration of many of the legal services we currently offer to our clients:
Qualified retirement plan (401(k), 403(b), 457, money purchase pension, defined benefit (including cash balance and 414(h) pickup and deferred retirement option plan (DROP)) and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) design, compliance and overall tax and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) advice, including extensive experience with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Welfare plan (cafeteria, health insurance, self-funded health benefits, severance, tuition reimbursement, legal services, etc.) design, compliance (including HIPAA privacy, EDI and security compliance) and overall tax and ERISA advice.
Nonqualified plan (deferred compensation (including 457), golden handcuffs, stock options and phantom stock) design, funding, compliance, tax, securities and ERISA advice.
ERISA fiduciary duty, plan asset, prohibited transaction, reporting and disclosure and other ERISA Title I matters, including Department of Labor (DOL) audit experience.
Compliance reviews for qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans.
Practical advice regarding violations of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, including extensive experience with the DOL's amnesty program and the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
Due diligence employee benefits issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, layoffs and plant closings, including plan termination and withdrawal liability issues under ERISA Title IV and experience with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, ADA, ADEA, WARN Act and numerous other federal and state laws affecting employee benefit plans.
Employment agreement, noncompete agreement, employee handbook and related issues.
Extensive public plan experience, including drafting legislation to be incorporated into state and local statutes and advising plan administrators on administration and plan interpretation issues.
Extensive church plan experience, including pre-ERISA coverage testing.
Local Matters provides technology solutions to online publishers
of local information to help them achieve leadership in local search
and advertising. For business directories, we help publishers
establish and manage website portals that successfully engage
and connect consumers and local businesses, as well as achieve
broader exposure for advertisers. For real estate clients, we build
website portals that engage consumers to facilitate agent and
home selections.
With over one billion monthly page views worldwide, and nearly
350 yearly software releases, our deep and broad expertise in
consumer websites means that our publishers realize the fastest
time-to-market with the highest return from their investment and
are able to demonstrate clear value to advertisers.
Our flagship product, Destination Search, is a publisher-branded
solution that transforms the publisher’s database of local
information into a consumer-focused website. By emphasizing
buyer needs we increase buyer engagement, producing more leads
for the businesses listed there.
Our newest product, Traffic Director, helps publishers extend their
reach beyond their branded websites to generate new leads to
advertisers through syndication and major search engines such
as Google. This brings in new buyers to the publisher’s website,
further increasing the leads to their advertisers and sellers.
Our Local Marketing Services help publishers reach consumers
where they are. With a comprehensive knowledge of local media,
our expert search and social marketing team delivers services
uniquely tailored to drive optimal ROI for local media publishers.