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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) Plans

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New IRS Guidance for Long-Term Part-Time Employees in ERISA covered 403(b) Plans at Private, Non-Profit Institutions of Higher...

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In potentially welcome news for public institutions of higher education, in Notice 2024-73, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed that the new long-term part-time (LTPT) rules introduced by the SECURE Act and SECURE...more

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IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 403(b) Plans

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-73, which provides much-needed guidance on long-term, part-time (“LTPT”) employees in ERISA-governed 403(b) retirement plans. Following passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, an employee is...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Guidance for Section 403(b) Plans (and Two-Year Extension for 401(k) Regulations)

On October 3, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2024-73 (the “Notice”) to clarify eligibility rules for long-term, part-time (“LTPT”) employees in 403(b)...more

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Massachusetts District Court Permits 403(b) Plan Fiduciary Breach Claims to Proceed

A federal district court in Massachusetts recently denied a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by plan participants in the Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc. 403(b) plan, which alleged that the plan’s fiduciaries breached their ERISA...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Retirement Plans: Bona Fide Job-Based Exclusion or Impermissible Service Condition?

Employers utilizing class-based criteria to exclude employees from retirement plan participation face new issues and considerations following the adoption of the long-term part-time employee (LTPTE) rules in SECURE 1.0 and...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Is Your DC Plan Retirement Ready?

Participating in DC plans such as 401(k), 457, and 403(b) plans is the primary way most people save for retirement, and there is considerable sponsor and participant interest in making DC plans more effective at their primary...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

SDNY Denies Leave to Amend ERISA Complaint with “Substantively the Same Defects” as Dismissed Complaint

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A New York federal court recently denied former hospital employees’ request for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) after dismissing their Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) for lack of standing and failure to state...more

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To 457(b) or Not to 457(b): Five Rules You Must Follow to Keep Your 457(b) Plan Compliant

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Recruiting and retaining top executives can be challenging for non-governmental tax-exempt organizations such as Code §501(c)(3) organizations, private universities, and certain healthcare organizations (Nonprofits). Not only...more

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403(b) Plans - Not Your Average Salary Deferral Plan

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Congress continues to pass laws that move 403(b) plans ever closer to 401(k) plans, but 403(b) plans remain distinct. Understanding these differences allows you to maintain a compliant plan that best serves the needs of your...more

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Extended Time to Amend Tax Qualified Retirement Plans for SECURE 2.0 Act and other Legislation

On December 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 to “provide guidance on discreet issues” concerning the implementation of specific provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0)....more

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2024 Benefits Limits

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Happy Holidays! Employee benefits limits for 2024 have been promulgated by the government....more

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Fast-Approaching Deadlines for Employee Benefit Plans

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The end of 2023 brings important deadlines for employers that sponsor 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, and group health plans....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New IRS Guidance on Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Retirement Plan Participation

New proposed regulations clarify how employers should implement retirement plan eligibility rules for long-term, part-time ("LTPT") employees. While some questions remain, the proposed regulations provide a number of welcome...more

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2023 Year-End Employee Benefits Updates

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This newsletter provides updates employers should be aware of heading into 2024, including an outline of the updated 2024 retirement and welfare plan limits, instructions related to the “gag order” attestation requirements...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Ameritas adds 403(b) MEP

Ameritas has announced a new pooled employer plan (PEP) for organizations sponsoring ERISA 403(b) plans....more

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2024 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations on benefits and contributions for retirement plans generally effective for Tax Year 2024 (see IRS Notice...more

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Have You Been Counting Those Long-Term Part-Time Employee Hours? Initial Plan Year Eligibility is Fast Approaching.

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In efforts to expand access to retirement savings programs for more Americans, the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 both included new rules that will require plans to allow long-term part-time (LTPT) employees to make elective...more

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What About the 401(K) you had from that Company in Trenton You Worked for in 1991?

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Like it or not, “gig” work is becoming the norm and not the exception and a recent article published by CNBC proves the point. Earlier this month they reported that 20% of adults own what pension folks call an inactive 401(K)...more

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Federal Judge Nixes Interlocutory Appeal to Clarify Pleading Standards for ERISA Excessive Fee Claims

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On July 20, 2023, a federal judge in Massachusetts rejected defendants’ request to certify an interlocutory appeal to the First Circuit to clarify the proper pleading standard for ERISA breach-of-duty claims. See Monteiro v....more

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Proposed Legislation Would Allow 403(B) Plans to Invest in Lower-cost Collective Investment Trusts

A new bill introduced in Congress would allow 403(b) plans maintained by tax-exempt organizations to make use of collective investment trust (CIT) investments—an alternative to mutual funds that may provide significant cost...more

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Dismissal Streak Continues in BlackRock Target Date Fund Litigation

A third district court has dismissed with prejudice a complaint alleging that defendants breached their fiduciary duties under ERISA by offering 401(k) plan participants the option to invest in BlackRock LifePath Index Target...more

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Northwestern University’s Alternative Explanations Not Strong Enough To Defeat ERISA Excessive Fee Claims

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University, concluding that participants in two Northwestern 403(b) plans plausibly pled fiduciary-breach claims based on...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

2023 Form 5500 changes announced

The 2023 Form 5500, which will be filed beginning in mid-2024, includes the following changes...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Oceans Rise, Empires Fall, It’s Much Harder When It’s All Your Call … SECURE 2.0—What Comes Next?

We have now had a couple of months to review and digest SECURE 2.0 (and its roughly 90 provisions impacting retirement plans). If plan sponsors haven’t done so already, it is time to roll up their sleeves and put a triage...more

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Diving Into SECURE 2.0: New Changes Ease Plan Sponsor Administrative Burdens

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...In a 1986 press conference, President Ronald Reagan infamously quipped: “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” While legislation affecting retirement...more

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