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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 13, 2024

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House Education & the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ERISA’s 50th Anniversary. Members and witnesses assessed how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

GAO is concerned over notices

According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, only a third of plan participants receive an important notice that could help them make a decision about their retirement savings....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL has always dropped the ball on disclosure

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that 45% of plan participants are not able to use the information given in fee disclosures to determine the cost of their investment fee, and 41% of participants...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

40% of plan participants don’t know what their fees are, most of the other 60% also have no clue

According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), about 40% of 401(k) plan participants don’t fully understand the fees they are paying. Even with fee disclosure rules implemented in 2012, 41% of participants...more

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Plan Cybersecurity Guidance: DOL Enforcement Warrants Plan Sponsor Action

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Benefit plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries should take note and act quickly—the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new cybersecurity guidance package with far-reaching effects and has already begun including this in its...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - July 2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

GAO report illuminates DOL enforcement of ERISA

In a report released on May 27, 2021, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published the results of a 15-month inquiry into the enforcement of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA)...more

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DOL provides cybersecurity guidance

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance for plan sponsors and plan providers that cover best practices for them for maintaining cybersecurity....more

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GAO says DOL has work to do on cybersecurity

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to step up protections for participants in retirement plans against the growing threat of cyber theft....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Department of Labor’s Cybersecurity Guidance for Benefit Plans Signals Increased Scrutiny

On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its first set of guidance documents related to the cybersecurity of retirement benefit plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - April 2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

Epstein Becker & Green

EBSA Speaks: New Guidance for Mitigating Retirement Plan Cybersecurity Risk

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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

ERISA Plan Sponsors – Watch Your Participants’ Data! DOL Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance for Retirement Plans

In response to a recent General Accounting Office (GAO) report recommending federal guidance to mitigate cybersecurity risks in retirement plans and to respond to ever-increasing cyber threats to plan participant data and...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

GAO looks at QDROs

I always talk about how plan sponsors need to work with experienced financial advisors, third party administration (TPA) firms, and ERISA attorneys on their plan needs. Like with reasonable fees, I believe that the term...more

King & Spalding

GAO Report on Top Hat Plans Calls for Stricter Oversight by IRS and DOL

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In response to a request by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (Oregon), Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Patty Murray (Washington), the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) earlier this year completed a study and published a report...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - September 2019 #3

This week in Washington: Hearings on the public health impact of e-cigarettes, making prescription drugs more affordable and promoting healthy aging. ...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LAW - Late Is Late—Even on the GSA Schedule - In a recent blog, we discussed the “late is late” rule in government contracting which has been the cause of many protests and much consternation...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018 pt 2

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health Care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Plan Design Features That Crimp Retirement Savings

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) took a look at 80 401(k) plans and concentrated on the features that they believe limit an employee’s ability to save. While the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA currently allow all of...more

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Monday Briefing

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Today’s Monday Briefing is “short form” to give time to prepare for Dorsey’s annual Corporate Counsel Symposium (over 900 attendees the last time we checked) featuring a panel discussion on “Avoiding Liability in the Rapidly...more

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