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2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

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As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues, Part...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS in Review, Biden Acts to Limit Non-Competes, NY HERO Act Model Safety Plans - Employment Law This...

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we recap the U.S. Supreme Court’s term and its impact on employers. U.S. Supreme Court Employment Law Decisions in Review (see video attached) The Supreme Court’s term ended on...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

2020 and Q1 2021 Developments And Annual Compliance Checklists

Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to: •The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2021- •The SEC’s Focus on Digital Asset Securities- •The SEC’s New Marketing Rule... ...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plan Changes in the American Rescue Plan Act

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As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the potential legal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for their businesses, Jackson Walker provides insights and resources on the COVID-19 Legal Resources &...more

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Employee Benefit Plan Developments—2020 Year in Review

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Employee benefits professionals have faced many challenges in 2020. We have seen remarkable changes to state and local requirements, an onslaught of new benefits legislation and governmental policies, shifting reporting and...more

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Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Summary of the Inaugural Tribal Treasury Advisory Committee Meeting

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The Tribal Treasury Advisory Committee (TTAC) held its inaugural meeting on June 20, 2019, at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The TTAC was established by the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion (GWE) Act of 2014 (Pub. L....more

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ERISA Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2018

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As we closed the door on 2018, we were met by two surprising decisions—one from a panel of the Second Circuit addressing employer stock drop litigation, and one from a federal district court in Texas declaring the entire...more

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Qualified Retirement Plan Considerations and 2018 Year-End Action Items

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reminds plan sponsors to get ready for 2018 IRS year-end amendments and offers year-end action items....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Covered Employees and Grandfather Rule Under Amended Section 162(m)

On August 21, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”), offering initial guidance on changes made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more

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Tax Reform Requires Plan Sponsors to Update 401(k) Plan Special Tax Notices

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Section 402(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) requires plan sponsors to give written explanations of tax implications to recipients of qualified retirement plan distributions eligible for rollover treatment, often...more

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Tax Reform's Impact on Fringe Benefits and More COLA Adjustments

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We previously addressed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) impact on Health Savings Account contribution limits for 2018. The TCJA changes to inflation adjustments also reduced the amount an employer can provide as adoption...more

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Issues Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Should Watch

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Once upon a time, our retirement plan worries were primarily generated by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DoL”) or the Internal Revenue Service and their regulatory and enforcement efforts. In more recent times we have seen...more

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2018 Benefits Grab Bag - Tax Reform, Bipartisan Budget Act and Other Items

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Even though the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made some changes to how the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) is to adjust retirement plan contribution limits late last year, the Service confirmed that the limits on retirement...more

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Updates for the New Year - Executive Compensation & Benefits

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In spite of certain sound bites you probably heard late last year, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was not repealed for employers. The individual mandate penalty was reduced to zero for a few years, beginning after 2018, so...more

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Focus on ERISA - Tax Reform Includes Benefits and Compensation Provisions

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On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was signed by President Trump. As we noted in our prior OnPoint (available here) with respect to earlier versions of the...more

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