Our Clients
Client Testimonials
“Hill, Barolet & Associates has become an integral part of our benefits team with respect to all our communication needs. Whether its monthly newsletters, annual enrollment brochures, website enhancements or something as mundane as regulatory communication requirements, Sara and her group bring a refreshing creativity and energy to every project. I’m pleased to have HillBarolet as my partners in communication.”
G.L. (Jerry) Zimmerman
HR Benefi ts Manager
Chevron Phillips Chemical
“Hill, Barolet & Associates is the communication support I turn to when I need responsiveness and flexibility. They turn things around for me on a dime and make me feel like I am always top priority. I don’t know where I could get this kind of quality and service anywhere else, especially at such competitive prices.”
Loretta Carpenter
Benefits Manager
Transocean
“We’re extremely pleased with the relationship we’ve developed with Hill, Barolet & Associates. Their input was critical in helping us develop a strategic communication plan for a huge enterprise-wide project. And once our plan was in place, they provided invaluable writing and design support to
help us execute the various deliverables we outlined in our plan. They’ve also been extremely responsive to our changing needs and have quickly turned things around for us when we needed something fast. I know they have other clients, but HillBarolet has made us feel like we’re the only client they’re working with.”
Kathleen Blackwell
Manager of Associate Services
Rich Products Corporation
“I was introduced to the services of Hill, Barolet & Associates through BP. The BP benefits communication team continues to engage Hill, Barolet & Associates for a multitude of benefit communication projects, from SPD content development and writing, investment option guides, through specialty educational campaigns. Each time, Hill, Barolet & Associates delivers a great finished product. They are very professional and provide a deep working knowledge of benefits communication. Hill, Barolet has worked with BP for a number of years and is a trusted third party consultant.”
Janelle Ewing
Manager, Benefits Communication
BP America
“In addition to providing great results, being very personable and showing high levels of integrity, Hill, Barolet & Associates also provides expert work at a tremendous value. They have been an integral component is the success of our benefits communication efforts; their creativity, reliability, and timeliness are unparalleled. I cannot imagine working with anyone else!!”
Joni Faeth
Advanced Benefits Analyst
Marathon Oil Company
“Sara Hill and her colleagues at Hill, Barolet & Associates are creative, thorough and time responsive. Hill, Barolet & Associates has been leading our benefits communications efforts by helping set our strategy, developing our look and feel, and drafting easy to understand and user-friendly communications. We find their work to be both effective and cost-effective.”
Robin Love
Benefits Administration Manager
Marathon Oil Company
“The Hill, Barolet & Associates team has consistently produced excellent work for me and our company. They have a tremendous gift for translating complex concepts into intuitive visual messages that communicate to, and connect with, the audience. Look forward to them "saving me" in the future!!!”
Scott Bell
Global Leadership Development Manager
Transocean
2010 IRS Retirement Plan Limits
| 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) Plans |
| $16,500 | Annual Deferral Limit (before-tax and Roth contributions) |
| $5,500 | Additional Catch-Up Contributions Limit (age 50+) |
| SIMPLE Plans |
| $11,500 | Annual Deferral Limit |
| $2,500 | Additional Catch-Up Contributions Limit (age 50+) |
| Annual Limits |
| $245,000 | Qualified Retirement Plan Maximum Compensation |
| $110,000 | Highly Compensated Employees |
| $49,000 | Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Additions (employee + company) |
| $195,000 | Defined Benefit Plan Maximum Benefit |