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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Don’t Set It & Forget It: Keeping up Your Fiduciary Committee

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It’s hard to believe that 2024 is well underway! That means it’s a perfect time to think about an issue that might get lost in the summertime and (dare I already say) year-end shuffles: fiduciary committees. ERISA imposes...more

Williams Mullen

2023 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators

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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

Fox Rothschild LLP

SECURE 2.0 Act & The Family Law Landscape

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Most of the literature about this Congressional Act dates to the first quarter of 2023 just after the law was enacted. We have deferred discussion because a fair number of provisions don’t come into effect until January 1,...more

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Want to Put More Away in Your 401(k)? Qualified Plan Limits Generally Increase in 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS just announced the 2024 annual limits that will apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. For a third year in a row, the IRS increased the annual limits, allowing participants to save even more in...more

Dickinson Wright

A Cautionary Tale for Administrators Who Neglect Employee Benefit Plan Terms

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Individuals responsible for 401(k) retirement or welfare plan decisions know that the plan document is the first place to look for guidance when deciding a difficult administration question, such as whether a participant is...more

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New Options for Retirement Plan Distributions Under SECURE 2.0

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This post summarizes the new distribution options, including penalty-free withdrawals, applicable to defined contribution plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) and provides a timeline of their effective dates....more

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Secure Act 2.0 Creates Greater Opportunities for Self-Correction of Retirement Plans

Since 1998 the Internal Revenue Services (the “IRS”) has had a comprehensive employees plans correction program with three components: self-correction (SCP), voluntary correction with IRS approval including related user fee...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

401(k) Compliance Check #12: Don’t Borrow Trouble – Correcting Retirement Plan Loan Errors

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In last month’s 401(k) Compliance Check, we discussed the importance of developing (and maintaining) best practices for handling beneficiary designations. This month, we discuss one of the most common problems faced by 401(k)...more

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2022 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

401(k) Compliance Check #10: Magic Words – Best Practices for 401(k) Plan SPDs

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To help employers properly administer their 401(k) plans, in 2022, Foley & Lardner LLP is authoring a series of monthly “401(k) Compliance Check” newsletters. This article includes some tips for drafting a best-in- class...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Form 5500: What All Employers and Plan Administrators Need to Know and How to Avoid Costly Fines

In today’s episode of “Just Compensation,” hosts Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Batool T. Banker of Lowenstein’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice examine the Form 5500, which must be filed by all...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Review those hardship requests

It’s easier to steal when no one is looking. In Ohio, a former plan participant is facing criminal charges for a fraudulent hardship request....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Nokia sued over 401(k) plan

Nokia of America is one of the latest employers hit with a class-action lawsuit over the fees in its 401(k) plan....more

Alston & Bird

Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants?

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants....more

Dickinson Wright

What Do a Newly Married Employee, a Long-term Employee, and a Change of 401(K) Recordkeepers Have in Common? Beneficiary...

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A participant in a 401(k), 403(b), or other account-style retirement plan may name a beneficiary to receive his or her account balance after the participant’s death. A recent case, Moore v. NCR Corp. Plan Admin. Comm. (USDC...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cautionary Tales for Preapproved Plan Documents

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Claire Pollock, a paralegal with Williams Mullens Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, who shares what she has learned...more

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DOL Clarifies Timing of Lifetime Income Disclosures in Benefit Statements

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Last year the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule regarding the SECURE Act’s lifetime income disclosures, which require benefit statements to express a participant’s account balance as a single life annuity...more

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TPAs need clear contracts

As an ERISA attorney, my retainer agreements are pretty straight and clear. Governed by the laws that govern attorney behavior, I have no choice. Yet, Third Party Administrators (TPAs) don’t have guidelines to live by. ...more

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Second Circuit Rules ERISA Fiduciary-Breach Claims Are Outside the Scope of General Employment Arbitration Agreement

In response to the deluge of ERISA class action breach of fiduciary duty claims, plan sponsors and fiduciaries have increasingly sought to compel individual arbitration of such claims pursuant to arbitration clauses in...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Payroll Integration for Plan Sponsors

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Dee Spivey, retirement plan specialist at SageView Advisory Group, who discusses payroll integration technology and how it may...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Plan Administrators’ 2020 Year-End Checklist

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Nona Massengill to discuss important steps that plan administrators need to take before the end of 2020. They will...more

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Is Your Safe Harbor Section 401(k) Plan Required to Provide an Annual Notice?

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Sponsors of safe harbor Section 401(k) plans should consider whether they are required to provide their annual safe harbor notice in 2020 for the upcoming 2021 plan year. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...more

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Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants? If So, You May Need to Do So by December 1, 2020*

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants....more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: The CFPB Digs Into “Seasoned” Qualified Mortgages

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In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of “seasoned” qualified mortgages; the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of...more

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Time to Update Your Retirement Plan’s Tax Notice

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Internal Revenue Code Section 402(f) requires plan administrators of certain retirement plans to provide a tax notice to payees that describes their rollover rights. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) historically has...more

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