On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Zan Gormley, a partner in Williams Mullen’s Litigation Section, for a discussion about multiemployer plans. They address what they are,...more
This hybrid event offers two options for attendance: in-person or webinar. Both options will have an interactive experience and SHRM credit, so choose the method that works best for you.
Topics include:
> SECURE Act...more
8/26/2022
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Deadlines ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Events ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
This Alert is a quick reminder for retirement plan sponsors to be aware of two deadlines at the end of this month.
Restated Adoption Agreements for Pre-Approved Plans -
Employers using pre-approved plan documents for...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Nichole Labott, managing director at SageView Advisory Group, who explores generational differences in retirement savings goals and...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA” or the “Act”) includes several transparency requirements for health plans. Some of these requirements are already in effect for plan years beginning on or after January 1,...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined once again by Beryl Ball, principal financial advisor at CAPTRUST, who offers insight on the recent strongly worded DOL compliance release...more
Group health plans and health insurance issuers are now required to cover the cost of over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Last week, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued...more
1/19/2022
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
Compliance Dates ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Insurance ,
New Guidance ,
Reimbursements ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virus Testing
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Kristin Henshaw, a Senior Health and Benefits Consultant and Virginia Health Business Leader with Mercer. Kristin shares what employers...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses the Biden administration’s interim final rule that requires health plans to report prescription drug and health coverage costs and its...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt reminds us that with priorities focused on taking care of pandemic employees and plan participants, plan administrators may need some extra clean-up...more
Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors including; guarding against ineligible dependents with self-audit tips, decoding...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Ken Barnes, Financial Advisor with SageView Advisory Group, for a discussion about using self-directed brokerage windows in retirement...more
Let the Williams Mullen Employee Benefits team share their superpowers and help you fight villains like noncompliance, penalties, and operational errors!
You’ll be ready to:
- Guard against ineligible dependents with our...more
8/6/2021
/ Beneficiaries ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Dependents ,
Employee Benefits ,
Form 1095 ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Missing Plan Participants ,
Supplemental Benefits ,
Tax Penalties ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Webinars
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined once again by Beryl Ball, Principal Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST, who explains the Department of Labor’s recent guidance for plan sponsors...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Beryl Ball, Principal Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST, who discusses recently released Department of Labor tips on cyber protection for...more
As described in our previous alert, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), provides a full subsidy for COBRA premiums for certain qualified beneficiaries entitled to COBRA continuation coverage from April 1, 2021,...more
4/12/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicaid ,
Notice Requirements ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Public Health Insurance Marketplace ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
Employers using pre-approved plan documents for their defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, should carefully review restated adoption agreements and basic plan documents that may be issued by their...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes provisions affecting employee benefit plan sponsors. The ARPA provides relief to certain COBRA qualified...more
3/16/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Multi-Employer Pensions ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses the recently issued Department of Labor guidance on continued COVID-19 relief for certain employee benefit plan notice and election...more
3/11/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Relief Measures ,
Time Extensions
Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) jointly offered extensions and other relief to employee benefit plan administrators who might be struggling to meet various filing, notice,...more
3/2/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EBSA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Relief Measures ,
Retirement Plan ,
Time Extensions
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Dee Spivey, retirement plan specialist at SageView Advisory Group, who discusses payroll integration technology and how it may...more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt addresses the latest round of coronavirus relief legislation passed in December 2020 and what benefit plan sponsors need to know about changes...more
1/19/2021
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retention ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
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
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Nichole Labott, managing director at SageView Advisory Group, to discuss the importance of proper cybersecurity for retirement...more
10/15/2020
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Counterclaims ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Email ,
Employee Benefits ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hackers ,
Remote Working ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers
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
8/11/2020
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Best Practices ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Furloughs ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Retirement Plan ,
Risk Mitigation