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Complying with the ACA Disclosure Requirements Just Got a Whole Lot Easier!

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New legislation liberalizing certain disclosure requirements under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was passed at the end of 2024.  Effective for 2024 reporting, mailing a paper copy of Forms 1095-C/1095-B is no longer...more

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Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists - Plan Administrators

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Plan administrators should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and focus on what to expect for 2025. The following checklist addresses plan amendments, notices, and other considerations for...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Who, the When and the “Oh, No” of 401(k) Plan Notices

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It’s that time of year again when calendar year 401(k) plans must send annual retirement plan notices. As you work with your service providers to make sure all notices are sent, now may be a good time to reacquaint yourself...more

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Department of Labor Finalizes ERISA Requirements for Providing Electronic Retirement Plan Disclosures

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On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule providing a new “notice and access” safe harbor for retirement plan fiduciaries to distribute ERISA required disclosures electronically (Final Rule). The...more

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Potential $2.4 Billion and Countless Trees Saved – Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule on Electronic Disclosure for Retirement...

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The Department of Labor recently issued a proposed rule that allows certain retirement plan disclosures to be posted online, rather than requiring such disclosures to be printed and mailed. The Department of Labor anticipates...more

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US Department of Labor Proposes New “Notice and Access” Electronic Delivery Safe Harbor

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations on October 23, 2019, providing for a new electronic-delivery safe harbor applicable to certain required disclosures for ERISA-governed retirement plans. Though...more

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Going Paperless: DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor

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On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed rules addressing default electronic disclosures by employee benefits plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In doing...more

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DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Rules for Retirement Plans

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At long last, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an update to its safe harbor rules governing electronic distributions of retirement plan disclosures. When finalized and adopted, the new safe harbor rules will update...more

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DOL Issues New Proposed Rule for Electronic Disclosures of Retirement Plan Notices

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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would expand its existing guidance and liberalize rules for electronic disclosure of retirement plan notices under ERISA. The proposed rule, which sets...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Proposed Regulations on Electronic Disclosures by ERISA Plans: What Plan Administrators and Sponsors Need to Know

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In proposed regulations released last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) finally put forward a revision of its long-outdated regulations on the electronic delivery of certain participant disclosures required under ERISA...more

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DOL should make e-disclosures the default

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It’s 2019 and one area that the Department of Labor (DOL) could help both the retirement plan industry and plan sponsors out is making electronic disclosures and notices the default option and go with the times....more

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New ERISA Claims Procedures for Plans Providing Disability Benefits Effective April 1, 2018

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• Administrators of employee benefit plans governed by ERISA should make sure now that the claims procedures contained in their affected benefit plans comply with new regulations applicable to disability benefits. • The...more

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November and December 2015 Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

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Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties. To avoid such...more

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