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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Final Changes Announced to Forms 5500 and 5500-SF

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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has finalized, together with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), the third and final round of revisions to the Form 5500 Annual...more

Venable LLP

PBGC Issues Final Rules Regarding Special Financial Assistance Program: What Contributing Employers Should Know

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On July 6, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued the Final Rules (Final Rules) implementing the Special Financial Assistance Program (SFA) enacted by Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

VAPPs in Vogue: Increased Flexibility Breathes Life into a Longstanding Multiemployer Pension Plan Design

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Although variable annuity pension plan (VAPP) designs have been permissible for decades, they have not yet seen widespread adoption—particularly in the Taft-Hartley multiemployer plan space. This post provides a brief...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pension Reform Forces Employers to Consider Their Future Participation in Multiemployer Plans

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Many employers in the retail, construction, service, entertainment, manufacturing and transportation industries contribute to multiemployer defined benefit pension plans (MEPs) on behalf of their unionized employees. A large...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Bill to expand MEPs to 403(b) plans introduced

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I rarely talk about legislation because so many bills over the years get proposed with zero action by Congress. It took more than 4 years for Roth 401(k) plans to be a thing. However, I want to take time to talk about...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Are Pooled Employer Plans Right for You?

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If you’re a small employer with a 401(k) plan, you might save some money and provide a more professional level of administrative support by joining a Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). Unrelated employers have always been able to...more

Troutman Pepper

The SECURE Act: Significant Changes for Retirement Plans and IRAs

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Pepper Hamilton partner Paul L. Porretta and Troutman Sanders partner Mamta K. Shah recently hosted a webinar to discuss the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, better known as the SECURE Act,...more

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New Retirement Plan Legislation Enacted Into Law

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On December 20, 2019, federal legislation approving spending limits for the 2020 fiscal year was signed into law. Included in the legislation is the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the...more

K&L Gates LLP

An Overview of Legal, Regulatory and Plan Design Considerations for States

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Americans are facing a retirement crisis. The foundation for building a secure retirement — Social Security, employer-provided pensions, and personal savings — has been weakened because most private sector companies no longer...more

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