Since late July, at least 10 lawsuits have been filed against large 401(k) plan sponsors that offer certain BlackRock Inc. target-date funds (TDF) among their investment options. In an unexpected pivot away from the 401(k)...more
9/1/2022
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Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
BlackRock ,
Class Action ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Index Funds ,
Mutual Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
Target Date Funds
Under the IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2021-30, a plan that has been notified of an impending audit cannot remedy issues using the Voluntary Correction Program,...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has dismissed an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action lawsuit challenging a retirement plan's use of an outdated mortality table in calculating...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued expansive proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on Feb. 24, 2022, reflecting the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules as set out in the Setting Every Community Up for...more
Congress has completed three rounds of legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. The first round, which included an $8.3 billion supplemental appropriation, was signed into law on March...more
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its Operational Compliance List for retirement plans with a number of changes that take effect in 2019, with a focus on changes to hardship distributions.
• The Operational...more
5/24/2019
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403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Determination Letter ,
Employee Benefits ,
Hardship Distributions ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Retirement Plan ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Safe Harbors ,
U.S. Treasury
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on Feb. 3, 2017, directing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to reconsider the regulations that change the definitions of fiduciary and fiduciary advice. The regulations,...more
President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2017, officially ushering in Republican control of the executive and legislative branches of government. With Republican control of both houses of Congress, and a new...more
1/23/2017
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Cadillac Tax ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Excise Tax ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Investment Management ,
Medicaid ,
Retirement Plan ,
Small Business ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited final regulations defining who is a fiduciary investment adviser (the Final Rule), along with related prohibited transaction class exemptions and...more
4/11/2016
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
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PTEs ,
Retirement Plan
For the ESOP fiduciary of a publicly traded employer, the Supreme Court has made clear that non-public insider information is not required to be used in reaching a decision to buy, hold or sell employer securities....more