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<\/span> A DUFOUR core competence<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Your point of contact<\/h4><\/div>

Our DUFOUR team of specialists, renowned throughout Switzerland for their comprehensive expertise and many years of experience in the field of pension funds and social security, is happy to assist you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Expertise<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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You can benefit from our expertise in pension and social security law. We advise and represent pension funds, collective and communal funds, welfare funds, employers, vested benefits and 3rd pillar institutions in all matters relating to occupational benefits, vested benefits\/transfer, old age & survivors\u2019 benefit, disability benefit, supplementary benefits and accident insurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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We can prepare expert opinions on complex issues and support you in dealings with supervisory authorities or courts.<\/p>\n

We look forward to your call and would be delighted to support you in achieving a comprehensive solution tailored to your situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Practice areas<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pension funds \/ collective and mutual funds<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Complex benefit claims, contribution and reimbursement claims, regulation and contract adjustments, termination of affiliation agreements, additional contribution obligations and pension transfers, partial liquidations, restructuring, management and foundation board consultancy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Welfare funds<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Amendments to deeds and regulations, affiliation agreements, purpose fulfilment, asset management, partial liquidation and social security measures, mergers, dissolution and liquidation, management and foundation board consultancy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Employers<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Conclusion and termination of affiliation agreements, pension transfers, additional contribution obligations, occupational benefits provision in the event of restructuring and M&A, advising employers on partial liquidation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Accountability \/ liability<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Accountability and liability issues, provisional administration, securing benefits from the LOB Guarantee Fund, criminal complaints and representation of pension funds as injured parties in criminal proceedings<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Accident insurance<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Advising and representing accident insurance companies, including complex benefit cases<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Old age & survivors\u2019 benefit \/ disability benefit \/ supplementary benefits (OASI\/DI)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Questions regarding OASI benefit contribution obligations, legal support for OASI compensation funds in assessing benefit cases, representation of pension funds in DI proceedings, advising private individuals on questions of supplementary benefits<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4331,"parent":4293,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4332","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOccupational benefits - Dufour Advokatur<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Juristische Beratung im Bereich berufliche Vorsorge f\u00fcr Pensionskassen, Wohlfahrtsfonds und Arbeitgeber mit praxisnaher Expertise.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dufour-advokatur.ch\/en\/services\/occupational-benefits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Occupational benefits - 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