Join us as we commemorate ERISA’s 50th anniversary and review the past, present and future of this pivotal legislation.
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an...more
8/13/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Documentation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Events ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Plan Administrators ,
Reporting Requirements
Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2023 and focus on what to expect for 2024. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2024 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more
11/3/2023
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
457(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Contribution Limits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Threshold Requirements
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you.
Attendees will learn about topics...more
9/7/2023
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Benefits ,
Events ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Plan Administrators ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
SECURE Act
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) provided welcome relief for administrators of plans offering catch-up contributions. Notice 2023-62, issued on August 25, essentially delays the effective date of a provision under the...more
8/31/2023
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Plan Administrators ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth IRA ,
SECURE Act ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Marc Purintun, who discusses partial plan terminations. While you may be aware that plan sponsors can terminate a plan,...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Marc Purintun who will cover the various changes impacting 403(b) plans. From the new determination letter process to...more
President Biden signed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 on December 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0 includes significant changes for the administration of employee benefit...more
1/9/2023
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Amended Legislation ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Popular ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2022 and focus on what to expect for 2023. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more
11/22/2022
/ 401k ,
CARES Act ,
Contribution Limits ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Plan Administrators ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2023 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by the chair of Williams Mullen’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, Marc Purintun, who discusses a recent Supreme Court...more
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you.
Topics include:
> SECURE Act...more
8/26/2022
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Events ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
This Alert is a quick reminder for retirement plan sponsors to be aware of two deadlines at the end of this month.
Restated Adoption Agreements for Pre-Approved Plans -
Employers using pre-approved plan documents for...more
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (the “SECURE Act”), passed at the end of 2019, adds a participant disclosure requirement that addresses a long-held concern of lawmakers that many participants are not...more
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2022 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more
Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors including; guarding against ineligible dependents with self-audit tips, decoding...more
Let the Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors!
You’ll be ready to:
- Guard against ineligible dependents with our...more
8/6/2021
/ Beneficiaries ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Dependents ,
Employee Benefits ,
Form 1095 ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Missing Plan Participants ,
Supplemental Benefits ,
Tax Penalties ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Webinars
Employers using pre-approved plan documents for their defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, should carefully review restated adoption agreements and basic plan documents that may be issued by their...more
Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) jointly offered extensions and other relief to employee benefit plan administrators who might be struggling to meet various filing, notice,...more
3/2/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Plan ,
Time Extensions
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, including the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act 2020 (collectively, the “Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. The Act expands prior COVID-19 relief and includes new...more
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2021 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. Some limits have increased, while many remained the same. The Social Security...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations outlining plan fiduciary duties provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) that relate to the use of environmental, social, and governance...more
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague, Marc Purintun, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 legislative relief on employee benefit plans and plan sponsors....more
Many employers are making the difficult decision to place employees on a temporary furlough or to implement more permanent layoffs or a reduction-in-force. Employers should be aware of the impact these actions have on the...more
The Senate has passed a third COVID-19 relief bill. The House is expected to pass the act on Friday, March 27, and the President has announced that he will sign it once passed by the House....more