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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

Election 2020: Retirement Policy Positions

We are nearing the final stretch of the 2020 campaign. What have the parties proposed for the future of the U.S. retirement system? A chart below summarizes the policy documents prepared by the parties outlining their goals...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

[Webinar] Lifetime Income Illustrations – DOL Gives 401(k) Plan Participants a View of the Future. How Will They React? - August...

On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the DOL published an interim final regulation... detailing how plan fiduciaries can satisfy the SECURE Act’s requirement that individual account plans add a “lifetime income disclosure” to at...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Retirement Plan Legislation Enacted Into Law

On December 20, 2019, federal legislation approving spending limits for the 2020 fiscal year was signed into law. Included in the legislation is the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the...more

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An Overview of Legal, Regulatory and Plan Design Considerations for States

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Americans are facing a retirement crisis. The foundation for building a secure retirement — Social Security, employer-provided pensions, and personal savings — has been weakened because most private sector companies no longer...more

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DOL Fiduciary Rule Still On for April 10 Implementation

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The Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Duty Rule remains on track for April 10 implementation, notwithstanding a maelstrom of hype about it. Nearly everyone expected the new administration would delay the Rule – and many...more

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A Trump Presidency: Potential Impact on Employee Benefits Law and Policy

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For many months, we have been speculating about how the results of the 2016 presidential election would impact employee benefits policy going forward. Now that Donald Trump has won the election and Republicans have secured a...more

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Mandatory Payroll Deduction Savings Programs Are on the Rise

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According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), one-third of American workers do not have the option to participate in a retirement savings plan through their employers. To help employees save for retirement, more states are...more

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Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - October 2016

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Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The October edition of the Insider Report examines what Congress...more

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Higher Education Highlights - Spring 2016

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Upcoming changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act salary-basis test may convert many of your smartphone-toting exempt employees into non-exempt employees, requiring you to track the evening and weekend time these employees...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding Applicability of Normal Retirement Age to Governmental Pension Plans

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In a change that would impact government employers with retirement plans, the IRS has proposed a rule to address whether the normal retirement age under a governmental plan satisfies the requirements to preserve...more

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What Does the Trust Requirement of ERISA Mean?

ERISA requires that plan assets be held in trust so that they are protected from claims of the employer. With pension plans, it is generally easy to determine when assets become plan assets and when they should be held in...more

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Employee Benefits Alert - July 2015

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Major Revisions to Qualified Plan Determination Letter Process Announced - Effective January 1, 2017, the staggered five-year determination letter remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans will be...more

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