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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

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Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

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PBGC Issues Interim Regulations on Special Financial Assistance for Multiemployer Pension Plans

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Multiemployer pension plans are collectively bargained defined-benefit employee benefit plans that are funded by several unrelated employers for the benefit of unionized employees. In recent years, the crisis of significantly...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The HEROES Act: Key Retirement, Health and Welfare, and Tax Provisions

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The House of Representatives recently passed a fourth round of legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill – called the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (the “HEROES Act” or the...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2019

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I Love the Smell of Jet Fumes in the Morning. The smell of jet fumes permeated Washington, D.C., this week as senators scrambled to tie up some loose ends before heading home for the August recess. When Congress returns in...more

Bracewell LLP

SECURE Act Provisions

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Major changes in federal law are in the works that could significantly impact employers’ qualified retirement plans, which could require amending such plans to reflect mandatory and elective changes.  The U.S. House of...more

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The thing about 401(k) legislation

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People have asked me about the possibility of new laws pertaining to multiple employer plans (MEPs) and other changes to 401(k) plans. Quite honestly, I’m not one to pay attention to any legislation unless it actually becomes...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Could We See Retirement Reform in a Lame Duck Congress?

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As we approach the end of the year and mid-term elections, expectations for meaningful policy from a lame duck Congress are at a record low....more

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Tax Reform And Accumulated Leave (Aka “Special Pay”) Plans

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Provisions in the current proposed Senate tax reform bill would likely reduce the effectiveness of retirement plan arrangements that regularly receive contributions of unused leave for former employees, commonly known as...more

Dechert LLP

Has the Fiduciary Worm Turned? Freedom Caucus Targets the New ERISA "Investment Advice" Regulation

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued its long-awaited and highly controversial "investment advice" regulation under ERISA's fiduciary rules on April 6, 2016. The regulation is slated to begin becoming applicable in April 2017....more

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