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Burr & Forman

The Countdown Begins for Lifetime Income Disclosures

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The SECURE Act of 2019 made three statutory changes to ERISA regarding lifetime income benefit payments from defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, and money purchase pension plans). This blog will...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Court Challenges to DB Plan Actuarial Assumptions – One Year Later

Eleven cases have been filed against defined benefit pension plan sponsors and certain fiduciaries alleging that the plan’s assumptions—called “actuarial equivalence factors” or “actuarial equivalence assumptions”— for...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Pension Plan Sponsors Should Be Mindful Of A New Wave Of Class Action Lawsuits

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In December 2018, class action lawsuits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) were filed against several large single-employer defined benefit plans.  The suits focus on the calculation of joint and...more

BCLP

IRS Takes Step Towards De-Risking Retiree Lump Sum Windows

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On March 6, 2019, the IRS announced that it will not amend the minimum required distribution regulations under Code section 401(a)(9) to expressly prohibit lump-sum window elections for retirees who are already receiving...more

McDermott Will & Emery

PBGC Intends to Monitor Lump-sum and Annuity Cashouts Under Defined Benefit Plans

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) stated in a filing published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2014, that it intends to require that plan sponsors report to the PBGC “certain undertakings” to cashout or...more

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