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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOL Issues Late-Breaking Guidance on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Annual Funding Notices

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The SECURE Act 2.0, enacted in December 2022, made several updates to what must be included in annual funding notices (“AFN”) issued by defined benefit pension plans. For large plans (as defined below) with a plan year ending...more

Smith Anderson

New DOL Guidance for Pension Plan Sponsors - What Employers Need to Know

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued important new guidance for employers that sponsor defined benefit (pension) plans. This guidance provides new model notices and addresses several outstanding...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Does Your Retirement Plan Need a 'PLESA'?

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Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (“PLESAs”) are a special retirement plan feature created under SECURE ACT 2.0. PLESAs were first permitted to be made available to participants as of January 1, 2024. PLESAs, which...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Knock Knock, Is Anyone Home? Do You Know Where Your “Missing” Retirement Plan Participants Are?

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In the laundry list of retirement plan administrative and operational requirements, plan sponsors may sometimes overlook their obligations with respect to terminated vested employees. Even though these individuals have left...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Webinar Key Takeaways: Feeling Insecure About SECURE 2.0? A Discussion for Retirement Plan Sponsors

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SECURE 2.0 significantly changed the legal and administrative compliance landscape for retirement plans. Foley recently hosted a webinar where Leigh Riley, Kathleen Bardunias, and Kelsey O’Gorman discussed key provisions of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SECURE 2.0: Changes Affecting Defined Benefit Pension Plans

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Enacted last December as part of omnibus appropriations legislation, the “Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022” (SECURE 2.0) includes a number of provisions that have an impact on retirement plan administration, effective...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Diving Into SECURE 2.0: Changes for Defined Benefit Pension Plans

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...Cash Balance Plan Compliance with Back-Loading Requirements - The rate at which a participant accrues benefits under a defined benefit pension plan must satisfy certain rules designed to ensure that the participant has...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

[Webinar] Employee Benefits SECURE Act 2.0 Series - Part 2: Distribution Rule Revisions - April 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Warner’s Employee Benefits Practice Group is pleased to present a webinar series on significant new retirement plan legislation, the SECURE Act 2.0. While we expect implementing the new law to take several years, some...more

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[Webinar] Employee Benefits SECURE Act 2.0 Series - Part 1: Changes to Retirement Plan Eligibility and Contributions - March 28th,...

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Warner’s Employee Benefits Practice Group is pleased to present a webinar series on significant new retirement plan legislation, the SECURE Act 2.0. While we expect implementing the new law to take several years, some...more

Epstein Becker & Green

[Webinar] Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits: What Employers Need to Know - November 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice provide insights on current issues facing various types of employee benefits programs. Topics include: - Cybersecurity - DOL Audit Initiatives -...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Are Pooled Employer Plans Right for You?

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If you’re a small employer with a 401(k) plan, you might save some money and provide a more professional level of administrative support by joining a Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). Unrelated employers have always been able to...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Round One of SECURE Act IRS Guidance Clarifies Some Key Issues for Retirement Plans

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IRS Notice 2020-68 (Notice) provides the first round of guidance on a number of provisions under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of...more

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[Webinar] Lifetime Income Illustrations – DOL Gives 401(k) Plan Participants a View of the Future. How Will They React? - August...

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On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the DOL published an interim final regulation... detailing how plan fiduciaries can satisfy the SECURE Act’s requirement that individual account plans add a “lifetime income disclosure” to at...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Retirement Plan Legislation Enacted Into Law

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On December 20, 2019, federal legislation approving spending limits for the 2020 fiscal year was signed into law. Included in the legislation is the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the...more

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