In last month’s Compliance Check, we discussed how to handle a situation where the 401(k) plan administrator is unable to reach a plan participant, i.e., a “missing participant.” In this month’s Compliance Check, we focus on...more
6/15/2022
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Audits ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Deferral Standard ,
EPCRS ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
Voluntary Correction Program ,
W-2
No one really appreciates laundry, but having a calendar year-end top 10 list may be exactly what plan sponsors and administration committees need in order to prevent operational or document compliance issues being raised by...more
10/21/2021
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CARES Act ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
EPCRS ,
IRS ,
QACA ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act ,
Summary Plan Description
“Because that’s where the money is,” was the famous quote fictitiously attributed to Willie Sutton when asked why he robbed banks. Given the trillions of dollars held by employee benefit plans, these plans are prime targets...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order calling for a deferral of the employees’ portion of the payroll tax (the 6.2% Social Security tax only) from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the...more
On April 29, 2019, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter FLSA2019-6. In fall 2018, several employer groups sought clarification from the DOL on worker classification as employees versus independent contractors. In...more
4/30/2019
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Misclassification ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Opinion Letter ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withholding Requirements