As we wrote in November 2018, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations that significantly relaxed many rules governing hardship distributions from qualified plans, including eliminating requirements that employee...more
10/11/2019
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For the one-year period beginning September 1, 2019 and ending August 31, 2020, plan sponsors of statutory hybrid plans will be able to apply for a favorable determination letter from the IRS....more
Included in the February 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act were important changes to the hardship withdrawal rules for defined contribution plans (401(k) and 403(b) plans) and a directive ordering the Treasury Department to modify...more
11/30/2018
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Withdrawal Liability
It is standard practice that employment agreements condition payment of severance benefits or other separation compensation on the employee executing a general release of claims against the employer. However, unless...more