Sweeping Changes to Retirement Plan Rules Passed Under the SECURE Act – Provisions Requiring Immediate Attention

On December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “FCAA”) was signed by the President after passing both houses of Congress. Within the FCAA, which was primarily a budget and spending law, a version of the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (which was first passed by the House of Representatives in May 2019) was included and became law (this portion of the FCAA is referred to as the “SECURE Act” or the “new law”).