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.
Under the SECURE...more
1/25/2024
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SECURE Act
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.
Under the SECURE...more
1/25/2024
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403(b) Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Contributions ,
Full-Time Employees ,
IRS ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
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.
Under the SECURE...more
1/25/2024
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Full-Time Employees ,
IRS ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
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.
Following the...more
1/25/2024
/ 401k ,
Billable Hours ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Full-Time Employees ,
IRS ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
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.
Under the SECURE...more
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.
Under the SECURE...more
1/24/2024
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403(b) Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Former Employee ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
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
12/29/2023
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403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
Together, the SECURE Act and the SECURE 2.0 Act feature numerous changes to retirement plan rules that aim to help employees achieve retirement security by ensuring that more workers have access to retirement plans, can save...more
12/20/2023
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403(b) Plans ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
Yahoo! Let’s celebrate—the IRS gave us more time! On August 25, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced an administrative transition period that effectively delays the deadline for adding Roth catch-up contributions...more
Join partners from McDermott’s Employee Benefits team as they discuss the impact of the recently passed SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. With over 90 changes to retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), this webinar...more
1/13/2023
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403(b) Plans ,
Automatic Enrollment ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Early Retirement Distributions ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
Employer Contributions ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Funds ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Roth IRA ,
SECURE Act ,
Student Loan Benefit Programs ,
Webinars
The SECURE Act—the most significant piece of retirement plan legislation in more than a decade—is now law. Plan sponsors should immediately start considering how changes included in the SECURE Act could impact their...more
1/8/2020
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Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act
The House recently passed the most significant piece of proposed retirement plan legislation in more than a decade: the SECURE Act. Although the Senate must also approve the bill before it becomes law, its proposed changes...more
6/4/2019
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403(b) Plans ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Multiple Employer Plan (MEP) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors
This month, Allison Wilkerson, Brian Tiemann and Sarah Engle join host Judith Wethall to talk through the value of conducting a proactive self-audit of 401(k) plans. They will provide best practices designed to reduce the...more
The IRS recently issued proposed amendments to regulations concerning 401(k) plan hardship distributions. The proposed regulations address changes to hardship distribution rules from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and...more
On Friday, August 17, 2018, the IRS released a private letter ruling (PLR) which will help clear the way for employers to provide a new type of student loan repayment benefit as part of their 401(k) plans. By issuing the PLR,...more
On August 17, 2018, the IRS released a private letter ruling which will help clear the way for employers to provide a new type of student loan repayment benefit as part of their 401(k) plans. This ruling is important because...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to the tax code and will have a significant impact on businesses and individual taxpayers. However, although initial proposals included potentially significant changes to...more
1/3/2018
/ 401k ,
457(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
IRA Rollovers ,
Natural Disasters ,
New Legislation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth IRA ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Relief