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Clark Hill PLC

[Hybrid Event] Qualified Plan Due Diligence Luncheon - November 6th, San Antonio, TX

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Please join us for our annual presentation on retirement plan due diligence matters. Topics will include: - Investment decision due diligence - SECURE Act 2.0 - Retirement plan litigation - Cybersecurity -...more

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Ninth Circuit: Changes to a Services Agreement Require Consideration of Indirect Compensation

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A recent Ninth Circuit decision has generated considerable controversy amongst employee benefits practitioners by holding that plan fiduciaries engaged in prohibited transactions when they amended the plan’s existing...more

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Hole in the Bottle … Protecting Against 401(k) Cybersecurity Leakage

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Both the Department of Labor (DOL) and plaintiffs’ lawyers have taken an interest in retirement plans’ cybersecurity in recent years. Last year, the DOL issued guidance on the cybersecurity considerations plan fiduciaries...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Understanding the Fees Paid by Your Governmental Retirement Plan

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There are several fundamental principles and concepts that governmental plan sponsors and fiduciaries need to bear in mind as they select and monitor their plan providers and the fees that these providers charge....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Action Needed by Certain ERISA Plans – New Disability Claims Procedures Apply Beginning April 2018

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In January 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that final regulations affecting how some ERISA plans process claims and appeals will apply beginning April 1, 2018. As explained below, the final regulations...more

Dickinson Wright

Company Liable for Not Providing Accurate Information about Benefits

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A recent court case, Erwood vs Life Insurance Company of North America, is a reminder that plan sponsors must understand the terms of their welfare and retirement benefit plans, and ensure that their staff follows the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New Fiduciary Rule & Its Impact on Retirement Advice for Plan Sponsors

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After much controversy and criticism, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final conflict of interest rule on April 6th (the “Final Rule”) which expands the definition of a fiduciary for an “employee benefit plan,” as...more

Winstead PC

Employer Action Required Following Issuance of Final Rule

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On April 8, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the much anticipated final regulation to broaden the scope of fiduciary status under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal...more

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What Plan Sponsors Need to Know About the New Fiduciary Regulation and Related PT Exemptions

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What Plan Sponsors Need to Know Now - On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released a new definition of what constitutes a fiduciary to a retirement plan. While the new guidance clarified that certain...more

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