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DOL Echoes Employee Benefits and Cybersecurity Best Practices

On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) issued its first cybersecurity best practices guidance for retirement plans. The EBSA guidance was highly...more

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2024 Employee Benefit Limits Plus 6 Best Practices for Employers

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Get Ready For The New Year Ahead - Employees can contribute more pre-tax dollars next year to their retirement savings accounts, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, according to an IRS announcement made on November 1. Your...more

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[Webinar] Employment & Employee Benefits Law Update: Staying Compliant in 2024 - November 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PT

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Join us on November 16, 2023, as Nossaman’s Allison Callaghan, Pavneet Singh Mac, Michelle McCarthy and Julia Botezatu discuss new California employment and employee benefits laws and regulations, as well as recent case law...more

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Investment Committee Best Practices - If a Prudent Decision Was Made and No One Documented it, Did it Happen?

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If you are serving as a fiduciary for your employer’s retirement plan, you have a duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to act prudently. Engaging in prudent behavior is only the first step a plan...more

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Federal Student Loan Payments Resume After 3-Year Pause: Here’s How Employers Can Help Their Workforce

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October is here. That means football is in full swing, pumpkin spice lattes are plentiful, and federal student loan payments will resume after being on pause since 2020. Employees with student loan debt are feeling the pinch...more

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[Webinar] Lessons Learned from the Trenches of ERISA Litigation - June 21st, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

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Join FordHarrison attorneys Tiffany Downs and Matt Grabell as they discuss best practices from ERISA Litigation and other strategies for staying out of hot water. Tiffany and Matt will discuss recent lawsuits regarding...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

401(k) Compliance Check #4: Required Participant Notices

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In last month’s 401(k) Compliance Check, we discussed what to do if you inadvertently failed to enroll someone in your 401(k) plan. In this month’s Compliance Check, we focus on the variety of typical notices that are...more

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The “Defensive” 401(k) Plan

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No good deed goes unpunished. Those of us working with 401(k) plans are familiar with this sentiment. An employee benefit plan, as the name implies, is supposed to benefit employees. Yet benefit plans – particularly 401(k)...more

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Don’t Be Insecure: DOL Guidance Addresses Cybersecurity for ERISA Plans

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new guidance on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity in connection with ERISA plans (the Guidance). The Guidance, which is intended for sponsors, fiduciaries, record...more

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DOL Begins Audit of Retirement Plans for Cybersecurity Shortfalls

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To increase protections for the estimated $9.3 trillion in American retirement assets, the Department of Labor (DOL) has begun a new cybersecurity audit initiative for retirement plans. After providing its first set of...more

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DOL Releases Cybersecurity Best Practices Guidance for Protecting Retirement Benefits

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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has released cybersecurity guidance aimed at protecting workers' retirement benefits. The guidance, which was released...more

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DOL Cybersecurity Guidance

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This post provides a high-level summary of the Department of Labor’s cybersecurity guidance issued in April and identifies actions retirement plan sponsors and other plan fiduciaries should consider taking now in light of the...more

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DOL Cybersecurity Guidance: Managing Risks to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

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The Government Accountability Office recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor to release guidance on cybersecurity matters in an effort to mitigate risks to 401(k) and other retirement plans. The GAO noted that there were...more

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Hello. Is It Me You’re Looking For? Missing Participant Best Practices

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has developed a list of best practices plan fiduciaries can implement to reduce missing participant issues and ensure participants and beneficiaries receive their plan...more

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ERISA Cybersecurity Lessons for Employers

Retirement plans are increasingly subject to cybersecurity issues, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is taking notice. On April 14, 2021, the DOL published cybersecurity guidance “for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries,...more

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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Retirement Plans: How to Prepare for the Coming Department of Labor Cybersecurity Audits

Are your employer-sponsored retirement accounts exposed to cybersecurity threats? How should you and those who are entrusted with your retirement assets mitigate cybersecurity risks? The official who leads the Employee...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Plan Sponsors, Plan Fiduciaries, Recordkeepers, Plan Participants – Part 2

Last week, we posted on the guidance issued by the US Department of Labor (DOL) for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, recordkeepers, and plan participants on cybersecurity best practices. Last week’s post focused on the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Department of Labor’s Cybersecurity Guidance for Benefit Plans Signals Increased Scrutiny

On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its first set of guidance documents related to the cybersecurity of retirement benefit plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Department of Labor Guidance Addresses Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation

On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued three documents that provide cybersecurity guidance for plan sponsors, fiduciaries, recordkeepers, and plan participants. Cybersecurity has become an increasingly...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

DOL Issues First Ever Cybersecurity Guidance

On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration issued guidance on cybersecurity for the first time to help plan sponsors, fiduciaries, service providers, and participants protect...more

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DOL Issues Cybersecurity Best Practices For ERISA Covered Retirement Plans

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Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued much anticipated cybersecurity guidance for employee retirement plans. This comes more than four and a half years after the ERISA...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Best defense is good procedures and following them

Having a great 401(k) plan doesn’t mean that a former participant won’t sue you or the government won’t audit you. The reason is that you have no control over what other people may do....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL says you have a missing participant if…..

According to the Department of Labor, you have a missing participant problem if: 1) You have more than a small number of missing or nonresponsive participants. 2) You have more than a small number of terminated vested...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOL Provides (Informal, Non-Binding) Guidance on Missing Participants

On January 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued guidance that is intended to help retirement plan fiduciaries meet their ERISA obligations to locate and distribute benefits to missing or nonresponsive...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Missing Retirement Plan Participants? The DOL Says You Should Follow These Best Practices

In response to ongoing pleas for guidance, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published an informal outline expressing its views on how retirement plan administrators should be addressing missing or unresponsive participants....more

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