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DOL Issues Late-Breaking Guidance on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Annual Funding Notices

The SECURE Act 2.0, enacted in December 2022, made several updates to what must be included in annual funding notices (“AFN”) issued by defined benefit pension plans. For large plans (as defined below) with a plan year ending...more

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Pension Plan Notice Requirements Change Before Deadline

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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance earlier this month that will affect defined benefit plans’ annual funding notices. The annual funding notice requirements were amended by SECURE 2.0 and are effective for plan...more

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Not So Fast: DOL Releases Annual Funding Notice Guidance Just Before the Distribution Due Date

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On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (the DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 (the FAB) and updated model annual funding notices for single-employer and multiemployer plans. The FAB addresses conflicts between...more

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New DOL Guidance for Pension Plan Sponsors - What Employers Need to Know

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued important new guidance for employers that sponsor defined benefit (pension) plans. This guidance provides new model notices and addresses several outstanding...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Wait a Minute, Mister Postman: DOL Issues Annual Funding Notice Guidance

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (FAB 2025-02) and updated model annual funding notices (AFNs) for single-employer and multiemployer pension plans....more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: What’s new this week? April 14, 2025

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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. TPR Climate change report - The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has...more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief: April 2025

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Pensions dashboards – finalised standards and guidance - The following dashboards standards have been finalised and have received ministerial approval...more

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DOL Issues Model Annual Funding Notices Reflecting SECURE 2.0 Changes

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On April 3, 2025, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (“FAB 2025-02”), which provides guidance regarding new content requirements that apply to pension plans’ annual funding...more

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EBSA Releases Long-Awaited Update to Model Annual Funding Notices Reflecting SECURE 2.0 Changes

Following up on our recent blog post, SECURE 2.0’s Required Changes to Annual Funding Notice Become Effective in 2025, the Department of Labor released Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 on April 3, which addresses compliance...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Stop the Presses – Annual Funding Notice Guidance Issued

On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance on the Annual Funding Notice changes made by the SECURE Act 2.0 and provided model notices. Pension plan administrators should review and revise their annual...more

Mayer Brown

UK: Pensions – Updated Guidance on Employer Covenant Assessment

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AT A GLANCE - A new funding regime for defined benefit pension schemes in the United Kingdom came into force in September 2024. The new regime introduces a legal requirement for trustees to assess the strength of the...more

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PBGC Issues Technical Update on Accelerated Due Date for 2025 Premium Filings

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued its first technical update of the year to provide guidance on the accelerated premium filing date for plan years that begin in 2025. As required by a provision in the...more

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Mansion House: UK Financial Conduct Authority Feedback on Advice Guidance Boundary Review and Next Steps

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published feedback to its December 2023 advice guidance boundary review. The review included a number of proposals to improve how people can access help with their pensions and retail...more

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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

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Pensions: What's new this week - 10 June 2024

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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. - TPR: Fine imposed for withholding information - PASA...more

Mayer Brown

Pensions dashboards – staged connection timetable published

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The government has published statutory guidance setting out the staged timetable for connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. Although the statutory deadline for connection is 31 October 2026, schemes are required to...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - 9 October 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics : DWP General Levy...more

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Pensions: what's new this week - 11 September 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover the following topics: HMRC Pensions Tax...more

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UK Autumn Statement Round-up

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UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement (Medium-term Fiscal Plan) on November 17, 2022. The plan states that the government’s priorities are “stability, growth and public services,” and sets a markedly...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup April 17 – April 23, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 17, 2022 – April 23, 2022... April 18, 2022: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2022-9,...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

IRS Guidance Clarifies Pandemic Rehiring Need Not Always Affect Retirement Benefits

The IRS recently issued FAQs to address workforce issues and labor shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance seems to be in response to well-publicized labor shortages affecting schools and the education...more

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IRS Lifts Barriers to Help Address Labor Shortage Due to COVID-19

As employers across the country are facing critical labor shortages, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stepped in, attempting to help by removing barriers that may have previously stopped employers from rehiring retirees...more

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July 2021: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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PBGC Issues Guidance on New Special Financial Assistance Program for Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans

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As we previously reported, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) created a special financial assistance program that is administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) and intended to extend the...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Missing Plan Participants

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined once again by Beryl Ball, Principal Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST, who explains the Department of Labor’s recent guidance for plan sponsors...more

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