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Landmark Mental Health Parity Final Rule: What Plan Sponsors and Insurers Need to Know

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The US Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) recently issued much-anticipated final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The newly issued...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Predictions In The 401(k) Space

Whether it’s a presentation or an article, predictions over the fu- ture don’t usually add up. Sure, then the 1964 World’s Fair predicted video phone calls, we all still don’t have our jet- packs, and an article on the Mets...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

DOL Updates Guidance on Pension and Health & Welfare Plan Cybersecurity Best Practices

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued 3 documents outlining guidance on cybersecurity practices for benefits plans, which we discussed in a blog post at the time. The DOL recently issued revised versions of the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Essential Plan Providers Needed For A 401(k) Plan

When people are sick, especially with debilitating illnesses or diseases, it’s natural for them to travel far and wide to get the best medi- cal coverage possible. People who are ill will try to find the best medical coverage...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Don’t use forfeitures to reduce

There are plenty of cases out there, arguing that plan sponsors that use forfeitures to reduce employer contributions rather than paying administrative expenses are creating a fiduciary breach and a prohibited transaction....more

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Prepare for Cooler Weather, Annual Enrollment, and 2025

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Summer is ending and fall is rapidly approaching. For employee benefit professionals with calendar-year health and welfare benefit plans that means preparing for annual enrollment and year-end compliance requirements. This...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

In Praise Of Fee Disclosure

People who didn’t sponsor a plan or weren’t involved in the retirement plan industry before 2012, think some 401(k) industry veterans like myself, are part of some multiverse when we talk about life before fee disclosure. The...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q2 2024 Client Update

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On behalf of the ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team, we hope your Summer is off to a great start. In the time of family vacations and out-of-office replies, the pace of employee benefits changes—both large and small—remains...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (40): Rollovers and the Insurance License Issue

The Department of Labor’s final regulation defining fiduciary status for investment advice to retirement investors will be effective this September 23. Where a fiduciary recommendation results in additional compensation for...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

DOL Proposes Exemption for Pension “De-Risking” with Captive Insurer

Earlier this month, the Department of Labor proposed a significant prohibited transaction exemption that would allow a plan sponsor’s captive insurer to reinsure pension annuity risks. Proposed Exemption From Certain...more

Goodwin

The U.S. Department Of Labor’s New Definition of Fiduciary Investment Advice Is Finalized (Again)

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new regulation defining fiduciary “investment advice” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended, and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Proposed Regulations for Plan Forfeitures

Today, employees are more likely than ever to seek new employment opportunities and change jobs. These employees may leave a company before becoming fully vested in their qualified retirement plan benefits – which may result...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

DOL Settlements Remind Employers to Avoid Collecting Premiums Until Evidence of Insurability is Approved

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced two settlements with major insurance companies this month that highlight the importance of employers avoiding the collection of group life insurance premiums from employees until...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Did Your Auditors Find an Error During Your Plan Audit?

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It is the first week of summer, even though in Ohio the smoldering heat has made it feel like summer for weeks now. Summer reminds many of us of pool days, eating watermelon and corn on the cob, Fourth of July fireworks, and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL Final Rule 4.0 - Correcting the historical record

From the 2010 outset of its project to extend ERISA fiduciary status broadly to financial intermediaries, including insurance agents, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has consistently relied on the evolution of the private...more

McDermott Will & Emery

It’s the Plan Assets, Stupid: Why Group Medical Stop-Loss Captives and Level-Funded Plans Don’t Mix

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A question in response to last week’s post on self-funding of employer group health plans assumed that stop-loss coverage under a level-funded plan could be provided under a group captive medical captive. However, it cannot...more

Morgan Lewis

Secure Act 2.0: DOL and IRS Issue Coordinated Guidance on PLESAS

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The US Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service have issued coordinated guidance on the pension-linked emergency savings account (PLESA), a new in-plan emergency savings account feature created by the SECURE 2.0 Act...more

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You Say It’s Your Birthday?! Well, It’s ERISA’s Birthday, Too!

Employee benefits law is mostly drawn from two federal sources—the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. Just what is “ERISA,” though? Its official reference is the “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.” That means the...more

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A Pop Culture Guide to the Final Amendments to the QPAM Exemption Taking Effect on June 17, 2024

The DOL recently finalized amendments to the QPAM exemption that will considerably alter the exemption’s conditions effective as of June 17, 2024 (for a detailed summary of the changes, please see our post here). There are a...more

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DOL’s Latest Regulatory Package Expands Definition of Fiduciary

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The Department of Labor ("DOL") recently issued a regulatory package that includes a final rule updating ERISA's definition of an investment advice fiduciary and amending certain related prohibited transaction exemptions...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Why Retirement Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Need to Know about the SEC Cybersecurity Amendments

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In 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued cybersecurity guidance for ERISA-covered retirement plans. The guidance expands the duties retirement plan fiduciaries have when selecting service providers. Specifically, the DOL...more

Morgan Lewis

DOL Publishes QPAM Exemption Amendments: Action Items and Considerations for QPAMS, Plan Sponsors

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) published final amendments to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, the so-called “QPAM Exemption,” in the Federal Register on April 3, 2024. The amendments are anticipated to affect...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Department of Labor’s final Fiduciary Rule 4.0

On April 23, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released its Final Rule 4.0 regarding ERISA fiduciary investment advice, including amended exemptions for conflicted investment advice. Our initial analysis of the Final...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Labor Department Finalizes Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Under ERISA

For the second time in a decade, the Department of Labor (DOL) attempted to expand the reach (and requirements) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). On April 23, 2024, DOL succeeded and announced...more

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How Has the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Affected Plan Sponsors?

What has changed with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final regulations and certain prohibited transaction exemptions (PTEs)? Is it really that bad even for plan sponsors, as we hear from the many critics of the DOL’s...more

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