Keith A. Dropkin

Keith Dropkin is a Principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mr. Dropkin counsels clients regarding various benefit issues including fiduciary duty obligations, corrections under the DOL and IRS compliance programs, the drafting and design of pension and welfare benefit plans, payroll taxes and those issues arising in mergers and acquisitions. He has represented clients ranging from self-employed individuals to Fortune Top 50 companies. Mr. Dropkin speaks and writes regularly about employee benefits and has been a contributing author for the treatise Employee Benefits Law, published by the Bureau of National Affairs.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis in 2004, Mr. Dropkin was an attorney from 1998 to 2004 at a California law firm specializing in employee benefits law. Before practicing law, Mr. Dropkin was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. He is blessed with (and outnumbered by) a wonderful wife and two daughters.

Published Works

•Employee Benefits Law (Supplements), 2002-05 ed. (Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2002) [Contributing Author]

Keith A. Dropkin Publications

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What Employers Might Expect from Multiemployer Pension Plans Following COVID-19 Crisis

April 30, 2020

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Employers in Union-Related Group Health Plans Must Still Comply with ACA Reporting Requirements

December 13, 2019

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Calculating Withdrawal Liability with ‘Segal Blend’ Violated Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act, Judge Rules

March 30, 2018

Keith A. Dropkin Blog Posts

Benefits Law Advisor

New Model COBRA Notices and Emergency Extensions to COBRA Deadlines Require Employers to Take Action

May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor

New Model COBRA Notices and Emergency Extensions to COBRA Deadlines Require Employers to Take Action

May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor

Will New Stimulus Bill Include Multiemployer Pension Reform?

April 21, 2020