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A Guidebook to CARES Act Relief: Notice 2020-50 Provides Additional Clarity and Relief for Employers and Employees

Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in more detail in our prior blog post, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") provided certain relief to defined contribution plan participants, provided they were...more

I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille; the IRS Now Permits Remote Witnessing of Participant Elections

Seyfarth Synopsis: In response to immediate requests from participants for tax-favored coronavirus-related distributions (“CV Distributions”) and loans, as described in more detail in our prior post, and participants who want...more

The IRS Speaks: Coronavirus Distributions From Retirement Plans

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS has issued some initial guidance on the coronavirus-related relief for retirement plans (and IRAs) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in the form of Q&As on...more

The IRS Speaks: Retirement Plan Coronavirus Loan Relief

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS has issued some initial guidance on the coronavirus-related relief for retirement plans (and IRAs) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in the form of Q&As on...more

CARES Act Relief: Defined Contribution Plan Provisions

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 27, 2020, the House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead in voting overwhelmingly to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (the “Act”), which the President...more

401(k) and 403(b) Hardship Distributions and COVID-19 Declared Disaster Areas

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared several disaster areas around the United States as a result of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)....more

Coronavirus Update – Senate CARES and Considers Proposed Relief for Retirement Plan Participants

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we have been raising in our series of blog posts and Legal Updates, the impact of the coronavirus is far-reaching, and there are a number of concerns relating to employer-sponsored retirement plans to...more

Coronavirus Update – Impact on Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines

Seyfarth Synopsis: The SARS CoV-2 virus (“coronavirus”) has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. It’s fair to say that none of us have ever experienced a pandemic, or at least not on this level. ...more

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