Retirement Plan, Employee Benefits

Legal Alert: President's 2014 Budget Includes Employee Benefits Proposals

by Adam Cohen, Carol McClarnon, Alice Murtos, Joanna Myers, Vanessa Scott, W. Mark Smith, William Walderman, Carol Weiser | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 5/1/2013

On April 10, 2013, the White House released its Fiscal Year 2014 Budget (the Budget), which includes a number of proposals related to employee benefit plans. Although it is unlikely that all of the proposals will ultimately...more

Do Not Delay Getting Your QDRO

by Angela Bohmann | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/1/2013

Employers know that benefits under a retirement plan can be split between a participant and a former spouse in the event of a divorce under the terms of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO). A domestic relations order...more

Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits

by Aaron Kleven | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/15/2013

The bankruptcy of the largest U.S. city to file a chapter 9 bankruptcy petition has yielded a decision with serious implications for municipal creditors. Specifically, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern...more

Union Friendly - Using Collectively Bargained Benefit Plans to Maximize Employee Benefit Plan Contributions for Closely Held...

by Gerald Nowotny on 2/18/2013

Overview - Part I and Part II have focused on the tax planning possibilities of small business owners and owners of professional corporations utilizing an exemption for collectively bargained plans. This exemption allows...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Expanded Roth Conversions and Other Benefit and Retirement Related Provisions

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

On January 2 , 2013, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) (the “Relief Act”) into law. While the principal intention of the Relief Act was to avert the key elements of the “fiscal cliff” by...more

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2013 Applicable to Retirement Plans

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/25/2013

The Internal Revenue Service has announced cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2013. Employers should make sure that the individuals in charge of their payroll...more

Why You Should Participate in Your Employer’s 401(k) Plan

by Ary Rosenbaum on 1/10/2013

Whether your employer has set up a new 401(k) plan, or you are now eligible to participate, or deciding to participate after years of not deferring, you will have many questions concerning participating in the plan. The...more

2013 Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

by King & Spalding on 1/9/2013

Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties and excise taxes. To...more

Fiscal Cliff Legislation Provides New In-Plan Roth Conversion Opportunity

by Josh Bobrin, Brian M. Pinheiro | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/8/2013

The newly enacted American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 8) includes a significant new opportunity to perform “in-plan” conversions of pretax dollars to Roth (after-tax) dollars of funds held in defined contribution retirement...more

Doing Business in Canada: Pensions and Benefits

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

Pension and benefit plans in Canada are delivered through a mix of public and private channels. Provincial governments provide basic universal health care to residents, while most employers supplement that coverage with...more

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