PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Virginia Launches New Retirement Savings Program
Most employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan must soon take action to enroll their employees in the state’s “RetireReady NJ” retirement savings program. This...more
If your New Jersey business doesn’t sponsor a retirement savings program, it’s time for you to create a system allowing workers to sock away retirement money through automatic payroll deductions. Thanks to the New Jersey...more
Opening a retirement savings plan for employees (including founders!) is often a low-priority issue for startups and small businesses, but several states, including California, are trying to change that. In 2016, the...more
The cycle continues: Your adult children — one of the first generations to benefit from Section 529 plans — are saving for their kids’ college educations through 529 accounts of their own. Did you know that parents aren’t the...more
The State of New Jersey is making a state-administered retirement savings program available to eligible workers who do not have qualifying retirement savings plans through their employer. This is an innovative approach to...more
There are times when even though you are in the middle of thorough research, you can miss the larger point. We have been writing a fair amount about retirement and it is relevant as we are seeing more and more “gray”...more
The February Monthly Minute discusses a class action suit alleging a breach of fiduciary duties in connection with ERISA benefit plan prescription drug pricing and the latest IRS guidance on defined contribution plan...more
On October 18, 2023, the Maine Retirement Savings Board adopted a final rule implementing Maine’s state-run retirement savings program, the Maine Retirement Investment Trust or MERIT. MERIT is intended to help employees who...more
On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)'s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) proposed a new fiduciary rule (the “Proposal”). If finalized, the Proposal would (1) expand the definition of...more
Thanks to changes in the SECURE 2.0 Act, saving for education can now also help save for retirement. Beginning in 2024, the beneficiary of a 529 education savings plan account may roll certain excess account assets directly...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 sets forth a number of changes affecting retirement plans that go into effect over several years. This article focuses on key changes for 2024 that may be implemented....more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Mary Morris, CEO of Virginia529, who will discuss RetirePath, a new retirement savings program for Virginia workers without access to an...more
T. Rowe Price published the latest findings of its annual Retirement Savings and Spending study, which found women lag far behind men in terms of retirement contributions, savings, and confidence. The median 401(k) account...more
On 10 February 2023, the national social partners concluded an interprofessional collective bargaining agreement ("ANI") on value-sharing, which has since been signed by the majority of the representative unions....more
Employers who do not sponsor a qualified retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan, and have at least five employees in California must be sure to promptly enroll in California’s CalSavers program....more
New York State Employers - In October 2021, New York State (“NYS”) passed legislation, Senate Bill S5395A, amending the New York State Secure Choice Savings Program (the “Program”), a retirement savings plan. The...more
California law requires that employers doing business in California that do not offer a 401(k) plan must register under the CalSavers Retirement Program (the “CalSavers Program” or “Program”) and provide employee census...more
The maximum amount that can be contributed each year to an ABLE account for a person with disabilities rose $1,000 to $16,000 on January 1, 2022. The figure, which is tied to the inflation-adjusted value of the IRS’s gift...more
Last year, New York State joined an ever growing number of states requiring certain employers to either offer employees a retirement savings plan or enroll in the applicable state program. More specifically, the New York...more
On January 10, 2022, teachers will be able to begin submitting applications to the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) to participate in TRS’s new Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP) which is a tax-deferred compensation...more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul enacted an auto-IRA law, effective October 21, which requires certain New York employers to either offer their employees a qualified retirement plan or join the state-run IRA program. The new...more
Last week TRS published Employer Bulletin 22-15 on its Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP), a new SSP Employer Participation Agreement, and a form of resolution for adoption by school boards to approve the Participation...more
Earlier this week, TRS issued an Employer Bulletin and a post in the Employer/Supplemental Savings Plan portion of its website regarding employer participation in implementation of the Plan. We are reviewing the new...more
If you are a parent or grandparent planning to contribute towards the education of a child or grandchild, a qualified state tuition plan is a tool to get the most out of your contributions. All states have established some...more
Since our last alert on the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System’s Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP), we have submitted to TRS, in consultation with IASA and IASBO, proposed changes to the TRS’ SSP document to address the...more