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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Volume II, May 2024

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Last Lap in SEC RILA Rulemaking Critical Unresolved Issues - Congress directed the SEC to adopt a new registration statement for registered indexed annuities (RILAs) by the end of June. Several months ago, the SEC...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 37 - March 2024

Senate committee meetings continue under the Gold Dome as this report is published on Wednesday. With the Senate’s requirement that bills pass out of committee before the chamber convenes for Legislative Day 38, legislators...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Warns of Adverse Consequences From “Anti-ESG” Bills

Earlier this month, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) urged legislators to reject key aspects of “anti-ESG” bills introduced in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives. Both bills are designed, in...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Senator wants crypto option, good luck

As Bitcoin starts inching back up, I’m in the black again and expect more clamor for crypto options in 401(k) plans. Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, reintroduced legislation to create a law, the Financial Freedom Act...more

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The Legacy IRA Act Meets the EARN Act: A Gift or a Lump of Coal

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Generally, donors who are over the age of 70 ½ can direct distributions to be made from their individual retirement account (IRA) of up to $100,000 per year to public charities (other than to fund a donor advised fund). This...more

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Congress Considers Banning Discretionary Clauses in ERISA Plans

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On May 12, 2022, the “Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA).  Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced a companion bill in the Senate. The bill seeks...more

Miller Canfield

SECURE Act 2.0 Passes the House: Which Retirement Plan Rules Would Change?

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Key Takeaways - ..SECURE Act 2.0 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on March 29, 2022. ..SECURE Act 2.0 would make changes to employer-sponsored retirement plans to expand coverage and increase savings, as well as...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wyden Wants to Limit “Mega-IRAs”

In late July, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard E. Neal released new data about the increased use of “mega-IRAs” over the last decade. ...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Call it a Comeback: The Likely Return of ESG Investing in ERISA Accounts

Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investing has experienced quite the regulatory roller coaster in recent years. In the most recent turn, Democratic Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), along...more

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The Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act Proposes a Bailout of Struggling Multiemployer Pension Plans

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House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) recently introduced legislation that seeks to rescue multiemployer pension plans (MEPs) facing insolvency. Entitled the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act (EPPRA), the bill...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Proposed Major Revisions to the UK Pension Law Introduced

As reported previously, in March of 2018, the UK Department of Work and Pensions issued a white paper calling for significant toughening of the fiduciary duties around pensions.  This was in response to the collapse of a...more

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Legislation Proposed to Allow Employers to Make Matching Contributions on Student Loan Repayments

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Two bills have been introduced in the Senate that would allow employers to make matching contributions under 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457(b) and SIMPLE plans as if the participant’s student loan payments were salary...more

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SECURE Act Provisions

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Major changes in federal law are in the works that could significantly impact employers’ qualified retirement plans, which could require amending such plans to reflect mandatory and elective changes.  The U.S. House of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for Significant Retirement Plan Reforms

The House recently passed the most significant piece of proposed retirement plan legislation in more than a decade: the SECURE Act. Although the Senate must also approve the bill before it becomes law, its proposed changes...more

Snell & Wilmer

The SECURE Act – A Primer on the Top Six SECURE Act Changes that could be coming to Retirement Plans Next Year

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The SECURE Act (the “Act”) passed the House with bipartisan support and is on its way to the Senate with predictions that it could end up on the President’s desk by the end of the year. Here are some highlights of this...more

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House passes SECURE retirement bill with overwhelming bipartisan support

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On May 23, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 1994), which is intended to provide greater incentives for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

House Bill Makes Significant Changes to Retirement Plans - Employee Benefits Alert

Last week, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019” (H.R. 1994) by a vote of 417-3. The bill makes numerous changes affecting...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Student loan match legislation proposed

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has reintroduced legislation that would permit 401(k), 403(b), SIMPLE and governmental 457(b) retirement plans to make matching contributions to workers as if their student loan payments were salary...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Committee on Ways and Means Releases Tax and Oversight Bill

On Nov. 26, 2018, the Committee on Ways and Means released the tax and oversight package. The bill includes... ...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Could We See Retirement Reform in a Lame Duck Congress?

As we approach the end of the year and mid-term elections, expectations for meaningful policy from a lame duck Congress are at a record low....more

Fisher Phillips

Creating a New Retirement System in the Gig Economy

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As an increasing number of workers continue to join the gig economy, it is increasingly imperative for lawmakers and regulators to create a new retirement system that allows for freelancers and individuals working for...more

Hogan Lovells

Employment News - February 2018

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Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Small steps – government response to the Taylor Review. - That hurts. Working time detriment could lead to injury to feelings award. - It's not...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tax Reform: Employee Benefits

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This is the first issue in a planned series of alerts for employers on selected topics on tax reform. The series of Tax Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of executive compensation and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Proposed Tax Reform Bills of Senate and House Now Aligned on Key Compensation and Benefits-Related Tax Provisions

This WSGR Alert provides a high-level comparison of the latest tax reform proposals from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as they relate to compensation and benefits matters....more

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