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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - May 2013

by Justin Alex, Anthony Cacace, Doughlas Dahl, Lisa Berkowitz Herrnson, Jacklina Len, James R. Napoli, Brian S. Neulander, Myron Rumeld, Neal Schelberg | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/13/2013

This month our articles focus on the availability of damages in complex ERISA class actions and withdrawal liability actions. Jackie Len first provides Proskauer's perspective on the implications for ERISA litigation arising...more

Recent 403(b) Developments

by King & Spalding on 5/8/2013

Background - 403(b) retirement plans are similar to 401(k) plans, but the employers who may establish 403(b) plans are limited to public schools, certain tax exempt employers (including religious and charitable...more

Recent IRS Guidance Concerning 403(b) Plans

by Lisa Berkowitz Herrnson | Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt... on 5/1/2013

Final Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) regulations which became effective January 1, 2009 require that plan sponsors adopt written 403(b) Plan documents. ...more

403(b) Plans – Correction Of Plan Errors

by Lisa Berkowitz Herrnson | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 4/18/2013

Final Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) regulations issued December 31, 2009 require that plan sponsors adopt written 403(b) Plan documents. A 403(b) Plan is a form of defined contribution retirement plan that may only be...more

New Opinion and Advisory Program for Pre-Approved 403(b) Plans

by Robert Abramowitz, Amy Kelly, R. Randall Tracht | Morgan Lewis on 4/18/2013

The IRS releases new procedures and sample plan language to assist 403(b) plan sponsors in obtaining pre-approval of 403(b) plan documents and to ensure documentary compliance with 403(b) requirements....more

IRS Establishes Pre-Approved Plan Program For 403(B) Plans

by Lisa Berkowitz Herrnson | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 4/18/2013

On March 28, 2013, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2013-22 which establishes a program for the IRS to accept applications for opinion and advisory letters for 403(b) prototype plans and 403(b) volume submitter plans,...more

IRS Issues Procedures for Securing Favorable Opinions on Pre-Approved 403(b) Programs

by Mary Samsa, Todd Solomon, Joseph Urwitz | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/17/2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a revenue procedure establishing a new program for the pre-approval of 403(b) plans. The program opens June 28, 2013, and the IRS will begin accepting applications for...more

Expanded Guidance from IRS on 403(b) Plans

by Robert Abramowitz, Amy Kelly, R. Randall Tracht | Morgan Lewis on 4/2/2013

IRS amends EPCRS, significantly affecting 403(b) plans, and issues guidance to assist 403(b) plan sponsors in identifying and correcting defects....more

IRS Relief for 403(b) Retirement Plans

by Jessica Carter, David Glaser, Meridith Bogart Krell, Bernard O'Hare, Bruce Wolff | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/22/2013

Recognizing that the requirement to have a detailed written plan document for a 403(b) retirement plan was a new and arduous task for many non-profit entities who sponsored such plans, the IRS has now published favorable...more

IRS Issues 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide

by Mary Samsa, Todd Solomon, Joseph Urwitz | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/12/2013

On February 21, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) added to its “self-help” resources a new “403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide” to provide guidance more specifically directed at 403(b) plan sponsors that identify qualification...more

IRS Issues New Correction Procedures for Retirement Plans

by King & Spalding on 3/1/2013

The IRS recently released new Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) procedures. The new EPCRS procedures update procedures that were last issued in 2008 (the “2008 EPCRS”). Like the 2008 procedures, the new...more

The IRS's Retirement Plan Correction Program Has Been Updated and Expanded

by Steven J. Friedman, Stefanie Kastrinsky | Littler on 2/18/2013

On December 31, 2012, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2013-12, which updates and expands the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) – the IRS's "fix-it" program for retirement plan errors. Every few years,...more

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2013 Applicable to Retirement Plans

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/25/2013

The Internal Revenue Service has announced cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2013. Employers should make sure that the individuals in charge of their payroll...more

Recent Changes To The IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

by H. Vicky Chen | Perkins Coie on 1/24/2013

To kick off 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2013-12 updating the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), the voluntary compliance program for employer-sponsored retirement plans....more

IRS Releases Updated Retirement Plan Correction Procedures

by Harry Atlas, Jessica Kuester, Lisa Tavares | Venable LLP on 1/23/2013

The IRS recently released the long-awaited updated version of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), Revenue Procedure 2013-12. EPCRS allows the sponsor of a tax-deferred retirement plan to voluntarily...more

IRS Releases Revised Retirement Plan Correction Program Including Important New Guidance For 403(b) Plans

by David Rosner, C. John Wentzell, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/16/2013

On December 31, 2012, as Times Square in New York was getting ready to drop the crystal ball, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dropped long-awaited guidance regarding retirement plan corrections in the form of Revenue...more

New and Improved Retirement Plan Correction Program Includes Crucial 403(b) Relief

by David Rosner, C. John Wentzell, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/16/2013

On December 31, 2012, as Times Square in New York was getting ready to drop the crystal ball, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dropped long-awaited guidance regarding retirement plan corrections in the form of Revenue...more

IRS Updates Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

by Kary Crassweller, Lisa Loesel, Mary Samsa | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/14/2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of qualified retirement plans. The components of EPCRS...more

Legal Alert: The Fix Is In: IRS Updates Retirement Plan Correction Programs

by Margaret C. Barker, Adam Cohen, Carol McClarnon, Jamey Medlin, Alice Murtos, Joanna Myers, Vanessa Scott, W. Mark Smith, William Walderman, Carol Weiser | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/8/2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided some alternative entertainment on New Year’s Eve by releasing the long-awaited updated Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) revenue procedure on December 31, 2012....more

IRS (Finally) Releases Updated Voluntary Correction Procedures, Including 403(b) Corrections

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 1/7/2013

On December 31, 2012 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2013-12 which replaces existing Revenue Procedure 2008-50, the procedure for voluntary correction of qualified retirement plan errors. The...more

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