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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Can employers face liability when a cyber-attacker steals funds from an employee's individual 401(k) account?

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Retirement plans face increased risks for cyber-attacks resulting in theft of plan assets. Few entities can keep up with the pace set by cyber-criminals for theft from accounts, and security requirements for industries...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Get that bond

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It’s an easy requirement that many plan sponsors think they’ve accomplished, but they haven’t received the right one. We’re talking about an ERISA bond and often plan sponsors on a Department of Labor audit are told by the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

When it comes to theft, the fiduciary vs. settlor function debate is meaningless

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A friend of mine called me up a few weeks back and was telling me a story how he had a debate with Jeff Richie from Vantage Benefits at a conference a few years back. Richie claimed he had some writing from the Department of...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

401(k) Plan Sponsor Steals Assets To Support Country Club Life

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One of my favorite lines from Seinfeld is when George Costanza gets a job where Elaine works at Pendant Publishing. He’s fired for having sex in the office with the cleaning woman. George pardons ignorance, asking whether it...more

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They only steal from the Plan when no one is looking

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I don’t know what’s going on in the south shore of Long Island over the past few years and it wasn’t just Hurricane Sandy. A few years back, the treasurer of my local school’s PTA stole more than $5,700 for her own...more

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