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Bill proposed to waive early withdrawal penalty for fraud

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 4/23/2025

Last week, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced legislation aimed at waiving early withdrawal penalties for victims of retirement account fraud....more

SEC Commissioners on the Hunt for Materiality: Disagree on Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions

Carlton Fields on 2/3/2025

On October 22, 2024, Republican SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda issued a joint dissent sharply criticizing charges brought against four companies for allegedly making materially misleading disclosures regarding...more

Things I Worry About (7): DOL Investigations and Unsuspecting Plan Sponsors

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/29/2025

The DOL’s EBSA has a number of programs that can restore benefits to plans and participants. Those include: - Civil investigations. - Criminal investigations. - Informal compliant resolutions. - Correction programs. ...more

Pensions: what's new this week - January 27, 2025

A&O Shearman on 1/29/2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Auto-enrolment trigger and earnings band to remain unchanged...more

Pensions: what's new this week - January 20, 2025

A&O Shearman on 1/21/2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Government confirms continuation of clearing exemption - ...more

2024 Wrap-Up of the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/2/2025

As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more

DOL Updates Cybersecurity Guidance for ERISA Plans

Verrill on 12/18/2024

On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release announcing that it was publishing updated cybersecurity guidance in the form of Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01 for all plans governed...more

Department of Labor Launches Retirement Savings Lost and Found

Verrill on 12/17/2024

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 added new Section 523 to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), requiring the Department of Labor (the “Department”) to establish an online database called the Retirement...more

Employee Benefit Plans: Important Considerations for Year-End and 2025

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/11/2024

For calendar-year plans, the 2025 plan year is right around the corner. And even for non-calendar-year plans, January 1, 2025, is a key implementation date for certain plan features. This is the ideal time for plan sponsors...more

The Department of Labor’s Expanded Cybersecurity Guidance: What ERISA Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Need to Know

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/11/2024

On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01, titled “Cybersecurity Guidance Update.” The updated guidance clarifies that the DOL cybersecurity guidance applies to...more

Expect Focus - Volume IlI, September 2024

Carlton Fields on 10/16/2024

Gone With the Wind? Closed-End Funds Risk Extinction - Shares of SEC-registered closed-end funds (CEFs) have long held significant potential advantages for some investors. For example, unlike shares of mutual funds...more

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q3 2024 Client Update

Kaufman & Canoles on 10/15/2024

Fall greetings from the Kaufman & Canoles ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team. We hope you’re enjoying the cooler weather, changing leaves, and—of course—the continual pace of change in employee benefits. Please find below a...more

DOL Updates and Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Applies to All ERISA Plans

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 10/9/2024

In September 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) released Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01 and its updated cybersecurity guidance for employers that sponsor employee benefit plans governed by the Employee...more

DOL Echoes Employee Benefits and Cybersecurity Best Practices

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 10/3/2024

On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) issued its first cybersecurity best practices guidance for retirement plans. The EBSA guidance was highly...more

Group Health Plan Sponsors Take Note: New Developments Relating to the Privacy and Cybersecurity of Plan Participants’ Health...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/2/2024

There have been two important developments in the law applicable to the privacy and cybersecurity of group health plan participants’ health information. Plan sponsors must review plan policies and procedures, provider...more

DOL updates cybersecurity guidance

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 9/30/2024

The Department of Labor (DOL) updated current cybersecurity guidance for plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, including health and welfare plans....more

DOL Reiterates Its Focus on Cybersecurity with Updated Guidance

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits on 9/13/2024

The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release on September 6, 2024 reminding ERISA plan fiduciaries that it considers cybersecurity to be an area of “great concern” and emphasizing that it continues to investigate...more

Both Sides Now… Must Be Alert to Cybersecurity

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 9/11/2024

by Becky Achten New guidance from the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) affirms that both sides—retirement plans and welfare plans—must take steps to secure participant data from cybercrime. In 2021 the...more

DOL confirms cybersecurity guidance applies to health and welfare plans

McAfee & Taft on 9/10/2024

On Friday, September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor confirmed that its cybersecurity guidance applies to all employee benefit plans, including health and welfare plans. In 2021, the DOL issued guidance providing best...more

Expect Focus - Volume II, May 2024

Carlton Fields on 5/29/2024

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

TPR Report: Key Steps Trustees Should Take if a Cyber Security Incident Occurs

Mayer Brown on 2/14/2024

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report outlining how they worked with Capita following a cyber incident last year (see our legal update), and detailing the key steps trustees should take...more

Pensions: DC trustee agenda update - February 2024

A&O Shearman on 1/22/2024

Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DC pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings, and to support the legal update item on your next...more

Preparing for 2024: Encore to 2023’s Cyber and Privacy Extravaganza

Carlton Fields on 1/18/2024

Step right up as we discuss some of 2023’s most notable cybersecurity and privacy regulatory and litigation developments and tips for keeping your program flying high. Regulatory Activity New regulatory requirements now in...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

[Hybrid Event] Qualified Plan Due Diligence Luncheon - November 6th, San Antonio, TX

Clark Hill PLC on 10/25/2023

Please join us for our annual presentation on retirement plan due diligence matters. Topics will include: - Investment decision due diligence - SECURE Act 2.0 - Retirement plan litigation - Cybersecurity -...more

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