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2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues, Part...more

The DOL Asks and Answers Questions About the New Welfare Plan Fee Disclosure Rules

In Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-03 (12/31/21) (FAB), the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance and temporary enforcement policy to address the new 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements that apply to certain service...more

2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) Qualified Retirement Plans

As 2021 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 SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...more

2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 2) Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues. This...more

2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

We are pleased to present our annual 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 and welfare plan issues....more

COVID-19 Relief Package Hands 30 Years of Relief to Underfunded Multiemployer Plans

Even before COVID-19 changed everything, unions and participating employers held out hope for federal assistance for severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans, which threatened the payment of retirement benefits across...more

2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) - Qualified Retirement Plans

As 2020 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 SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...more

Final DOL Rule Imposes Fiduciary Limitations on Social Investing

The DOL recently issued a final rule (“Rule”) providing guidance on the long-standing issue of whether ERISA fiduciaries are permitted to consider non-pecuniary factors while making investments (or selecting investment funds)...more

2019 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 2) Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

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

Retirement Plan Dreams May Go Up in Smoke for Marijuana Companies

Companies in the medical and recreational marijuana industry continue to face an uphill battle for access to financial services. Although a number of states have legalized the medicinal and/or recreational use of marijuana,...more

To Err is Human – To Forgive is Up to the IRS in Rev Proc 2019-19

The IRS recently issued its latest version of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”) in Rev. Proc. 2019-19. The EPCRS is the IRS program that assists employers in correcting both operational and document...more

2018 End of Year Plan Sponsor "To Do" List (Part 3) - Qualified Retirement Plans

As 2018 comes to an end, we are pleased to present you with our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered...more

2018 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 2) - Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

As 2018 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end...more

2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 2) Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

As 2017 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end...more

Now You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: New Pension Distribution Rules Allow More Flexibility

If you are one of the lucky few employees who participate in an employer’s defined benefit retirement plan, you previously had to choose between receiving your benefits in a lump sum or in annuity payments. However, in the...more

DOL Rules that Target Fiduciary Conflict of Interests May Impact Employee Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

“Middle class economics means that Americans should be able to retire with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. But loopholes in the retirement advice rules have allowed some brokers and other advisers to recommend products...more

The IRS Releases Revised Retirement Plan Correction Program

On New Year’s Eve, the IRS issued its long-awaited update to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in Revenue Procedure 2013-12. The EPCRS is an important IRS program that plan sponsors use to correct...more

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