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Puttin’ on Your Top Hat: How to Effectively Structure a Deferred Compensation Plan as a “Top Hat” Plan

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“Top hat plans” —non-qualified deferred compensation plans that can be exempt from most of the requirements of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or ERISA—can be a useful tool for employers looking to provide...more

FordHarrison

[Webinar] Chevron Deference Overruled by SCOTUS: Understanding the Potential Legal Implications - July 30th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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On June 28, 2024, in an anticipated but significant decision, the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), which required courts to...more

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Chevron Deference is No More: ERISA, Employee Benefits and Executive/Equity Compensation Rule-Making is Likely to be Affected

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The pushback has already begun in the ERISA, employee benefits and executive/equity compensation arena following the Supreme Court’s overruling of the Chevron deference standard for review of federal agency interpretation of...more

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Merger and Acquisition Considerations for Employee Benefit Plans

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In the context of mergers and acquisitions, an acquisition target’s qualified retirement plans, health plans, executive compensation arrangements, and benefit programs (referred to collectively as “benefit programs”) can all...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plans: Mitigating Risk in the Context of a Business Transaction

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Andrew Graw, Taryn Cannataro, and Jessica Kriegsfield of Lowenstein Sandler's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group address multi-employer pension plans in the context of a business transaction,...more

Troutman Pepper

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 – Top-Hat Plans — Special Edition Podcast

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In the final installment of our three-part Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast miniseries, hosts Jim Earle and Josh Gelfand discuss the basics of top-hat plans — what they are and the necessary steps to...more

Troutman Pepper

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Getting Ready for 2024 - Health and Welfare Plan Developments — Special Edition...

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In the second episode of our three-part Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast miniseries, hosts Lynne Wakefield and Lydia Parker discuss key health and welfare plan developments as we close out 2023 and head...more

Saul Ewing LLP

A Wellness Check for Your Employee Benefit Plans Part 4: Executive Compensation Reminders

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This week we move away from the world of the standard retirement or health and welfare plans and into the world of executive compensation. Executive compensation arrangements provide a company with a highly flexible benefit...more

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A Wellness Check for Your Employee Benefit Plans Part 3: Health and Welfare Surprises

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In the past two weeks, we have presented a few items that plan sponsors can review in hopes of curbing common employee benefits and executive compensation errors.  This week in our Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Partial Plan Terminations

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Marc Purintun, who discusses partial plan terminations. While you may be aware that plan sponsors can terminate a plan,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Los Angeles Initiative Seeks to Impose $450,000 Cap on Annual Compensation of Executives in Health Care Facilities

The Los Angeles City Council will soon decide whether to adopt an initiative as an ordinance or refer it to voters for the 2024 ballot. If the initiative officially qualifies for the ballot, the Los Angeles City Council...more

Fisher Phillips

Tides Have Turned: 4 Key Takeaways for Employers as Labor Department Clears Way for ESG-Focused Investment Options

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The tides can turn quickly in the world of workplace law, and employers who operate as plan fiduciaries for their employees’ retirement investments can now shift their thinking thanks to the latest development. While the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Attracting and Retaining Key Executives through Deferred Compensation Plans

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Deferred compensation plans offer highly compensated and key employees an opportunity to earn performance awards, defer compensation and taxes until a later date, reduce certain payroll taxes, informally find executive life...more

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[Event] Benefits Forum 2022: Retirement Plans - Risks, Rewards & What's Ahead - September 22nd, Richmond, VA

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This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you. Topics include: > SECURE Act...more

Verrill

How many participants is too many for a top hat plan?

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A client recently reviewed a census of participants in its deferred compensation plan and found that the covered group amounted to nearly 15% of its total workforce. Mindful of the need to limit the number of participants in...more

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2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

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As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues, Part...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Welcome to 'Just Compensation'

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Hosts Andrew Graw and Megan Monson discuss why Lowenstein Sandler started the podcast series, “Just Compensation.” Geared towards companies and senior executives, this podcast series--which features members from Lowenstein...more

BCLP

BCLP Benefits Newsletter: Summer 2021

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Congress extended the availability of refundable tax credits for Eligible Employers who provide paid family leave or sick leave from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 in connection with COVID-related illness. Under ARPA,...more

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory

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This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and highlight the need to adopt plan...more

Jackson Walker

Multiemployer Pension Plan Changes in the American Rescue Plan Act

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As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the potential legal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for their businesses, Jackson Walker provides insights and resources on the COVID-19 Legal Resources &...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Pump the “Pecuniary” Brakes: DOL Won’t Enforce the New Rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments

The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a short statement announcing that it will not enforce the final rule on “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments” that it published on November 13, 2020. The statement also...more

Bracewell LLP

ESG Investing and Retirement Plans

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Background - As ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing recently has drawn the attention of governmental agencies that oversee the administration of qualified retirement plans and their trillions of dollars...more

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2020 Year-End Client Advisory

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This Client Advisory highlights important developments in the law governing employee benefit plans over the past year. It offers insight into what these developments mean for employers and plan sponsors and previews...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Webinar] Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 - December 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Please join us for our live Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 webinar on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice will provide insights on current...more

King & Spalding

GAO Report on Top Hat Plans Calls for Stricter Oversight by IRS and DOL

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In response to a request by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (Oregon), Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Patty Murray (Washington), the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) earlier this year completed a study and published a report...more

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