Administrators of governmental plans and church plans that are not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and address what...more
11/21/2024
/ 403(b) Plans ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cafeteria Plans ,
Churches ,
Compliance ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary-Standards ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Pension Plan Amendments ,
Public Employers ,
SECURE Act
The following checklist highlights key issues for general counsel with respect to employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements....more
The following checklist highlights key issues for corporate counsel with respect to employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements....more
11/20/2024
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equity Compensation ,
ESOP ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
Plan administrators should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and focus on what to expect for 2025. The following checklist addresses plan amendments, notices, and other considerations for...more
11/20/2024
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cafeteria Plans ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Compliance ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Fiduciary ,
Medicare Part D ,
Notice Requirements ,
PBGC ,
Plan Administrators ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2025 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more
11/5/2024
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Contribution Limits ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act ,
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Join us as we commemorate ERISA’s 50th anniversary and review the past, present and future of this pivotal legislation.
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an...more
8/13/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Documentation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Events ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Plan Administrators ,
Reporting Requirements
Please join Williams Mullen attorneys Nona Massengill and Allison Carlon as they discuss the latest trends in compensation trends in M&A transactions....more
Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2023 and focus on what to expect for 2024. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2024 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more
11/3/2023
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
457(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Contribution Limits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Threshold Requirements
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you.
Attendees will learn about topics...more
9/7/2023
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Benefits ,
Events ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Plan Administrators ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
SECURE Act
On August 9, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hoops, LP and Heisley Member, Inc., Tax Matters Partner vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, affirmed the Tax Court’s 2022 decision denying a deduction to a plan...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Nona Massengill, a partner who focuses her practice on executive compensation matters. Nona shares insight on how...more
President Biden signed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 on December 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0 includes significant changes for the administration of employee benefit...more
1/9/2023
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Amended Legislation ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Popular ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
We hope you can join us for our Winter Tax Forum on Thursday, January 19, 2023.
Employee benefits and executive compensation partner Nona Massengill will provide an overview of the tax issues that impact equity...more
12/29/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Section 409A ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2022 and focus on what to expect for 2023. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more
11/22/2022
/ 401k ,
CARES Act ,
Contribution Limits ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Plan Administrators ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act
...join us for Ideas for Businesses to Navigate Economic Uncertainty, a webinar comprised of brief - only 15 minutes each! - presentations tailored to meet the needs of senior executives and leaders of in-house legal...more
10/11/2022
/ Business Litigation ,
Capital Raising ,
Economic Downturn ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Employee Retention ,
Equity ,
Financial Distress ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hiring Freeze ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Tax Planning ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Webinars
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you.
Topics include:
> SECURE Act...more
8/26/2022
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Events ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
A recent decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals protects discretionary decisions by plan administrators and illustrates the application of the definition of an “involuntary separation from service” under section 409A...more
An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is a type of tax-qualified retirement plan. ESOPs are designed to invest primarily in qualifying employer securities, as defined in applicable tax rules....more
11/4/2021
/ C-Corporation ,
Choice of Entity ,
Common Stock ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Retirement Plan ,
S-Corporation ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Planning
Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors including; guarding against ineligible dependents with self-audit tips, decoding...more
Let the Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors!
You’ll be ready to:
- Guard against ineligible dependents with our...more
8/6/2021
/ Beneficiaries ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Dependents ,
Employee Benefits ,
Form 1095 ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Missing Plan Participants ,
Supplemental Benefits ,
Tax Penalties ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Webinars
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Nona Massengill to discuss important steps that plan administrators need to take before the end of 2020. They will...more
Insights and Ideas to Expedite Your Business Recovery in 2021 -
Join us for the COVID-19 Comeback Convention, a virtual convention comprised of brief presentations tailored to meet the needs of senior executives and...more
11/18/2020
/ Borrowers ,
Business Development ,
Business Losses ,
Business Strategies ,
Business Taxes ,
Capital Raising ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Branding ,
Corporate Executives ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Insurance Claims ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
A limited extension, until July 15, 2020, is available for Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 83(b) elections otherwise due on or after April 1, 2020, and before July 15, 2020. It will be especially important for...more
The SECURE Act* (the “Act”) makes significant changes to employer-sponsored retirement plans, and many of the changes take effect immediately. Highlights of the provisions of the Act relating to retirement plans that are...more