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Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses the recent IRS guidance regarding provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act which allows employers to make matching contributions on account of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Does Your Retirement Plan Need a 'PLESA'?

Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (“PLESAs”) are a special retirement plan feature created under SECURE ACT 2.0. PLESAs were first permitted to be made available to participants as of January 1, 2024. PLESAs, which...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Says Keep Those Class Exclusions Classy Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the...more

Alston & Bird

Retirement Plan Amendments and 2023 Year-End Action Items

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reminds plan sponsors to get ready for 2023 IRS year-end amendments and offers year-end action items....more

Alston & Bird

Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants?

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If so, you may need to do so by December 1, 2023. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SECURE 2.0: Retirement Plan Changes for 2024

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 sets forth a number of changes affecting retirement plans that go into effect over several years. This article focuses on key changes for 2024 that may be implemented....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Considerations When Establishing a New 401(k) Plan or Migrating to a New 401(k) Provider

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Establishing a new 401(k) plan or migrating to a new 401(k) provider is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders. Companies should expect up to four months between the commencement of the process until finalization...more

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New Options for Retirement Plan Distributions Under SECURE 2.0

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This post summarizes the new distribution options, including penalty-free withdrawals, applicable to defined contribution plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) and provides a timeline of their effective dates....more

McDermott Will & Emery

SECURE 2.0 Takes Second Bite at Retirement Security

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The US Congress recently passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Building on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 (SECURE 1.0), SECURE 2.0 strives to expand retirement plan...more

Williams Mullen

SECURE Act 2.0 Summary of Changes to Retirement Plans

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President Biden signed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 on December 29, 2022. SECURE 2.0 includes significant changes for the administration of employee benefit...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Pay on that bonus

Bonuses are something I don’t know much about since the only bonus I got was $300 three months after I started as an ERISA attorney. What I do know about bonuses is my role as an ERISA attorney and I have to say from...more

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[Podcast]: Cyber-theft of 401(k) Accounts

In this episode of the Proskauer Benefits Brief, partner Robert Projansky and special guest Garrett Fenton, senior attorney at Microsoft Corporation, discuss cyber theft of 401(k) plan accounts. Tune in as we discuss why...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

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Most companies aren’t suspending contributions, well yeah

A majority of 401(k) plan sponsors have said that they haven’t felt the need to stop or eliminate contributions during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Inefficient Plan Design

When you start fixing up the house (for me, a never-ending battle) and replacing appliances or items like the front door or the roof (that was me last week), you realize that the replacements are more energy efficient....more

Goodwin

Top 10 Compensation and Benefits Issues for Employers in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, many employers are faced with questions about the impact of economic changes and workforce reductions on their compensation and benefits arrangements. This alert is intended to...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Secure Act of 2019: What Retirement Plan Sponsors Need to Know

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Act) was signed into law on December 20, 2019. The Act represents the first comprehensive legislation impacting retirement plans in over a decade and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The 3 SECURE Act Issues Plan Sponsors Should Review First

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Hundreds of articles have been published about the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, or SECURE, Act, which was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, as part of the late budget bill referred to as the Further...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

SECURE Act May Pave Way to More Lifetime Income Opportunities in Defined Contribution Plans

Ever since defined contribution plans have come to dominate the retirement plan landscape, both plan sponsors and policymakers have grappled with how to help employees take a lifetime’s worth of savings and convert it into a...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Lifetime Income Provisions Under the SECURE Act

As the U.S. private retirement system has largely shifted away from traditional pensions in favor of a defined contribution plan savings model, a number of policymakers have expressed concerns over whether participants’...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

SECURE Act Modifies Retirement Plan Distribution Rules

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New legislation impacting retirement plans and their participants was signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2019. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the “SECURE Act”) is one of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The SECURE Act: Top 3 Issues to Consider Now

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Hundreds of articles have been published over the last two weeks about the SECURE Act (“Act”), which was signed into law in late December as part of the most recent budget bill. As you are certainly aware by now, the Act...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

SECURE Act and Spending Bills – Impact on Plan Sponsors

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the largest package of retirement system reforms in over a decade, was enacted on December 20, 2019.  Many of the provisions in the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Five More Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Topics to Address in the New Year - Take 5 Newsletter

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From year to year (and sometimes week to week), there never seems to be a shortage of issues and questions for employee benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries, as well as compensation committees, to address in order to...more

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[Webinar] SECURE Act and Your Benefit Plans – 7 “Must-Knows” For Benefits Professionals - January 24th, 1:00 pm ET

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The SECURE Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, is the broadest piece of retirement legislation passed in 13 years. It aims to enhance and expand retirement security for more Americans, in part, by encouraging plan...more

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