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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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

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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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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

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DOL Updates Cybersecurity Guidance for ERISA Plans

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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

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Department of Labor Launches Retirement Savings Lost and Found

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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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

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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

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q3 2024 Client Update

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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

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOL Updates and Confirms Cybersecurity Guidance Applies to All ERISA Plans

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

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

DOL Echoes Employee Benefits and Cybersecurity Best Practices

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

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

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL updates cybersecurity guidance

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

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

DOL Reiterates Its Focus on Cybersecurity with Updated Guidance

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

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Both Sides Now… Must Be Alert to Cybersecurity

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

McAfee & Taft

DOL confirms cybersecurity guidance applies to health and welfare plans

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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

Fisher Phillips

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

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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

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Another Vulnerability for Cybersecurity of Retirement Plan Data: Auto-Portability

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A recent phishing incident related to a Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) employee email account caused RCH to alert more than 10,500 individuals on May 12, 2023 that their personal data (including their names, Social Security...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

ERISA Cybersecurity Compliance: SEC Proposed Rule May Provide Metrics for Evaluating Certain SEC-Regulated Plan Service Providers

In 2021, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued cybersecurity guidance (the DOL Guidance) that sets out the DOL’s views on what processes fiduciaries of benefit plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...more

Snell & Wilmer

2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) Qualified Retirement Plans

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As 2022 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

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

ERISA Plan Sponsors:  DOL Investigation Defense: Adopt Solid Cybersecurity Protocols

In April 2021, Employee Benefits Security Administration division of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued cybersecurity related guidance intended to assist business owners and plan fiduciaries to prudently...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Alight Solutions Must Comply with Subpoena Issued by DOL in Cybersecurity Incident Investigation

A subpoena was issued to Alight Solutions by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for documents related to a cybersecurity breach that potentially resulted in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) violations. Alight...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Do Employers Need a CISO for ERISA Compliance?

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According to a recent survey, about 45% of companies do not have a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). As West Monroe’s “The Importance of a CISO” observes, it would be terrific for all organizations to have a CISO,...more

Perkins Coie

2022 Cybersecurity Issues and Recommendations for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries

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New cybersecurity developments and observations, including those relating to U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) review of cybersecurity issues, warrant prompt consideration by plan sponsors and other fiduciaries of employee...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Protecting Against the ERISA Litigation Surge

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ERISA litigation has exploded in the past few years, particularly cases alleging excessive fees. Last year was the high-water mark for ERISA class actions with over 200 cases filed, an 80% increase from 2019. 2021 is on track...more

Snell & Wilmer

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

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

[Webinar] Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits: What Employers Need to Know - November 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice provide insights on current issues facing various types of employee benefits programs. Topics include: - Cybersecurity - DOL Audit Initiatives -...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

When the DOL is asking questions on cybersecurity, have the answers

A few years back, I was representing a plan sponsor under a Department of Labor (DOL) audit for very frequent late deferral deposits. They were asking questions regarding an investment policy statement as well as the...more

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