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July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Venable LLP

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

Williams Mullen

2023 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators

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Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2023 and focus on what to expect for 2024. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs & Employee Benefits Q1 2023 Client Update

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Welcome to Spring! We hope the new season finds you ready for the upcoming benefits changes that 2023 has in store. ...more

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The Benefits of Sabbaticals: Attracting and Retaining Employees

The latest idea for attracting and retaining employees in this post-COVID-19–pandemic era of the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting” is one that was usually limited to professors in higher education: the sabbatical. ...more

Williams Mullen

2022 Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist for Plan Administrators

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Plan administrators should review actions to be taken before the end of 2022 and focus on what to expect for 2023. This checklist addresses plan amendments, notices and other considerations for qualified retirement plans,...more

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ESOPs & Employee Benefits Q2 2022 Client Update

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Happy Summer from the K&C ESOPs & Employee Benefits practice group. We’ve compiled a short list of employee benefits updates from the second quarter of 2022....more

Dickinson Wright

Using the New Group Health Plan Fee Disclosure Rules To Reduce Plan Costs

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Like a 401(k) plan, a group health plan must comply with ERISA’s rule that prohibits a plan fiduciary from paying more than a reasonable amount for services provided to the plan. When a group health plan offers insured...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

[Event] Workplace 2022 – Labor & Employment: Next Level - May 17th, Jacksonville, FL

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Please join us for our 2022 Labor and Employment Seminar being held in Atlanta, GA, and Jacksonville, FL. Choose from one of three in-person options below....more

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[Event] Workplace 2022 – Labor & Employment: Next Level - May 10th - 11th, Atlanta, GA

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Please join us for our 2022 Labor and Employment Seminar being held in Atlanta, GA, and Jacksonville, FL. Choose from one of three in-person options below....more

Fisher Phillips

Forecast: April 2022 Edition

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Welcome to FP Forecast, a monthly outlook featuring Fisher Phillips thought leaders providing their insights into what employers can expect in 2022 and beyond. By following along each month, you’ll be in the best position to...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

2021 Plan Amendment Deadlines And Other Looming Fourth Quarter Considerations

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As the year draws to a close, it is helpful for employers to pause to evaluate employee benefit plan amendment deadlines and other crucial fourth quarter considerations, including:...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Form and Substance: Why the Form of a Transaction is so Critical to Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Strategy

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The form of a corporate transaction sets the stage for the employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) strategy – in the scope of due diligence and purchase agreement negotiations and post-closing activity. The charts...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Plan Administrators’ 2020 Year-End Checklist

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Nona Massengill to discuss important steps that plan administrators need to take before the end of 2020. They will...more

Fisher Phillips

2021 Limits for Benefit Plans

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The IRS has announced the 2021 dollar limits impacting retirement plans and IRAs. The agency also issued welfare plan limits, as well as ACA penalties. The chart below summarizes these 2021 figures along with the...more

Verrill

IRS announces 2021 plan limits

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The IRS has announced adjusted benefit plan limits for 2021. These adjustments reflect inflation, and are important for administrators of employee retirement and health plans. The limit on 401(k) and 403(b) plan elective...more

Carlton Fields

Three Timely Benefits Items Everyone Should Know

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Carlton Fields tax attorney Lowell Walters discusses three timely employee benefits issues: using employee benefits to reduce expenses; helping retirement plan participants in an inconsistent investment market; and, the...more

Jackson Walker

Payroll Tax Relief and Latest Developments in Retirement Plans and Benefits

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Payroll Tax Relief Under CARES Act, FFCRA, and Executive Order - While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act permitted employers to defer depositing the portion of the FICA taxes the employer pays...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Employee Benefits Considerations When Conducting Furloughs and...

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses the differences between furloughs and layoffs and how each can impact employee benefits, such as 401(k) plans and group health plans....more

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Labor & Employment E-Note - July 2020

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Spotlight - Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Tennessee Board of Parole Recommends Adam Braseel to be Exonerated - On June 24, 2020, The Tennessee Board of Parole voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Bill Lee...more

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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Employee Benefits Considerations When Conducting Furloughs and Layoffs

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Employee Benefits Partner Brydon DeWitt summarizes the differences between furloughs and layoffs and how each can impact employee benefits, such as 401(k) plans and group health plans....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The CARES Act: Summary of Key Provisions Affecting Employee Benefit Plans

This advisory summarizes key provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) applying to employee benefit plans. We provide a summary of key items and more detailed FAQs relating to...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Work in the Time of COVID-19: FAQs for Employers

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Employee Benefit Questions - If I furlough or lay off employees, can I continue some or all of their benefits during the leave? There may be ways to continue some or all benefits during a furlough or layoff.  Each plan...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Emerging benefit plan issues relating to the coronavirus

As employers prepare their workforces for issues related to COVID-19, they should also take steps to ensure that their benefit plans are prepared. The impact of the virus will put a financial and logistical strain on many...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Understanding Your W-2

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Employers must issue Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, to employees by January 31st, so you should have received yours by now. But have you ever actually stopped to look at your W-2? And do you know what it all means? Your...more

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