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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Going Through a Divorce? Ease the Transfer of Retirement Plan Assets With a QDRO

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Despite its unusual sounding name, a QDRO isn’t an alien from a science fiction movie or a geometric equation. In fact, QDRO stands for “qualified domestic relations order.” If you’re in the process of a divorce, a QDRO may...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Your [es]cheating heart … might be useful to retirement plans dealing with missing participants

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Retirement plan administrators have for years sung the sad lament of what to do with missing participants. Ol’ Hank Williams himself could have written a hit song about the problem. Recent guidance from the IRS may have the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Puerto Rico Legislation May Require Changes to Retirement Plans

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Puerto Rico enacted new legislation in February that will require changes to tax-qualified retirement plans covering Puerto Rico employees, including both Puerto Rico-only and dual-qualified (US and Puerto Rico) retirement...more

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Recaps from Proskauer’s 21st Annual Trick of Treat Tax Exempt Seminar

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Proskauer’s 21st Annual Trick or Treat Seminar was held on Thursday, October 27. The Seminar discussed: Best Practices for Document Retention: One Size Does Not Fit All...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

The Impact Of Obergefell On Employee Benefits

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Prior to the Obergefell decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which mandated that federal laws only recognize opposite-sex marriages. As a result of...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Offering Self Directed Brokerage Accounts in a 401(k) Plan is a Bad Bet

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I love Las Vegas and I hate to gamble, which explains why I haven’t been to Atlantic City since 1995. I love the sights, sounds, the entertainment, the food, and everything but gambling. I hate gambling because I don’t like...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Supreme Court Finds DOMA to Be Unconstitutional -- Impact on Employers Explained

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On June 26, 2013, a majority of the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the union of a man and a woman, is...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

UPDATE - Same-Sex Marriage Cases: Immediate Impact on Benefit Plans

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On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Windsor v. United States holding that same-sex marriages valid under state law are now recognized at the federal level, thereby transforming the treatment of...more

Morgan Lewis

Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling: Employee Benefit Plan, Tax, and Employment Considerations

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Court's holding makes federal benefits and tax advantages available to same-sex couples but raises further questions. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in United States v. Windsor,...more

Carlton Fields

Q&A With Bill Rohrer And Equally Wed Magazine Expert Answers: How DOMA Will Impact Filing For Taxes

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Today the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage of Act of 1996 in the Windsor v. United States case, which blocked federal benefits to same-sex couples. Originally Published in Equally Wed...more

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

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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

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