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Employer Liability Issues Third Party Administrators

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Suit based on notice of intermittent FMLA absences will go to trial

Employers, don't be too rigid about employee notice requirements. Weird case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Imagine this: You're the HR manager at a manufacturing facility. An hourly employee has...more

Verrill

Identifying Plan Assets in ERISA Health & Welfare Plans

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Last month, we advised readers of this blog to consider efforts to formalize the fiduciary governance of their health and welfare benefit plans. In that post, we described some of the reasons that employers have historically...more

Snell & Wilmer

2019 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

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As 2019 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Compensation is such a huge issue in 401(k) plans

When I look at plan errors, one major area of a plan keeps coming up: compensation issues. Compensation issues deal with the definition of Compensation in the plan as well as when salary deferrals are dealt with in the plan....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - July 2018

Mistakes An Employer Needs To Avoid When Starting A 401(k) Plan. It's important to get off the right foot. I'm a firm believer that you need to get off on the right foot if you start something new. Otherwise, you have a...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Advisors Advantage - January 2017

Plan Providers Should Encourage Participants To Rollover Assets. In so many ways, it makes sense. There are so many issues in advising retirement plan sponsors in your role as a retirement plan provider that you may...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - February 2017

Why an Employer Should Sponsor A 401(k) Plan. Lots of good reasons. As an employer, a big reason for setting up a retirement plan is because it's an employee benefit and it can be used to recruit and retain...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Coverage is always the biggest problem

When you look at the problems of retirement plans, one that gets short shrift is coverage and that is one of the pillar of qualified plans needed to be fulfilled in order to be a qualified plan. It’s a forgotten rule of...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Worthlessness Of The 401(k) Fiduciary Warranty

I am a firm believer in the idea that what you see is what you should get. If you’re promised the moon, anything short of that is wrong. Some of the biggest disappointments in my life is when I was sold a bill of goods that...more

McCarter & English, LLP

A Warning to 401(k) Plan Sponsors Relying on Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)

A recent news bulletin from the IRS serves as a cautionary reminder that plan sponsors retain responsibility for the proper administration of participant hardship distributions and loans, and related recordkeeping...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Reasons When Plan Sponsors Should Change Their Plan Providers

People are afraid of change and sometimes; change can be a good thing. Change for the sake of change isn’t a good idea and there are times when change is absolutely necessary. This article is about when it’s probably a good...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Conduct Code for Retirement Plan Sponsors

When we were in school, there was a conduct code. For some of us that have occupations that require a license, we have a code of conduct to follow as well. Unfortunately for plan sponsor, no one ever tells them that their...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

ERISA Litigation Review

The courts have been busy in 2014, addressing a variety of issues in the employee benefits field in decisions that impact everyone from union travelers to ESOP fiduciaries. This advisory summarizes a selection of the 2014...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

This is What a TPA Does and Why a Retirement Plan Sponsor Should Hire a Good One

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Deer Hunter. It’s a story about the Vietnam War and the post-traumatic stress disorder a group of friends from Western Pennsylvania who were drafted together and fought alongside...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

A Plan Sponsor’s Guide to 401(k) Compliance Testing

My great uncle was in the meat provisions business for over 40 years. When Uncle Jack told us which hot dogs we should eat, we trusted his opinion because he knew how hot dogs were made (the company he worked for made...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Top 10 Major Misconceptions Plan Sponsors Have About Their Retirement Plans

Retirement plans can be an effective means for employee retention and tax savings. However if not operated properly, a retirement plan can inadvertently expose the employer to liability from unhappy plan participants and the...more

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