In the past, fiduciaries of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and other defined contribution plans that invest in employer stock generally have been able to rely on a special “presumption of prudence” in court when...more
Earlier this year, the IRS issued final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions (the “Pay-or-Play Mandate”) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). We issued a Client...more
On April 4, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2014-19 (the “Notice”), which provides guidance regarding the application to qualified retirement plans of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United...more
4/25/2014