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Harnessing AI Under ERISA: A Compliance and Oversight Guide for Retirement and Health Plan Fiduciaries

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/30/2025

It is increasingly evident that artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping all facets of business, and its impact on employee benefit plans is no exception. From automating plan administration to personalizing participant...more

Cybersecurity is an important concern as a plan provider

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 7/22/2025

Without fail, every single day—like clockwork—I get a handful of emails trying to pry their way into my digital life. Sometimes it’s an alleged Amazon receipt I never made, sometimes a fake Dropbox notice, and sometimes it’s...more

Summer Strategies for Work Success

Offit Kurman on 6/24/2025

In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the unique challenges that summer brings for employers and businesses. With school out and vacation plans increasing,...more

New DOL/EBSA Opinion Letter Program Offers A Path to Clarity for Plan Sponsors

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/6/2025

On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a significant expansion of its compliance assistance tools by launching an Opinion Letter Program across five key enforcement agencies, including the Employee...more

Warning: Cyber criminals are coming for your client’s retirement information

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 5/5/2025

As cyberattacks and cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, safeguarding employee benefit plans, including health and welfare plans, is crucial. The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S....more

Watching Sports at Work: How Employers Can Avoid an Own Goal

Ius Laboris on 2/27/2025

2025, like most years, will be dominated by prominent sporting events. But with many of these sporting events likely to take place during working hours, and some employees hoping to watch-along live, we explore the lessons...more

The Business Case for CEO Security: IRS Code 132 and Tax Savings

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 2/3/2025

In the first few weeks of 2025, boards of directors have started asking what steps a company is taking to protect their CEO. What’s more, the mitigation strategies for improving the CEO’s security posture may be tax...more

Pensions: what's new this week - January 27, 2025

A&O Shearman on 1/29/2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Auto-enrolment trigger and earnings band to remain unchanged...more

Cybersecurity Considerations for Employers Sponsoring ERISA Plans

Littler on 11/13/2024

In its most recent step to combat cybersecurity risks to employee benefit plans, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) clarified on September 6, 2024, that its guidance on cybersecurity applies to health and welfare plans as...more

TPR Report: Key Steps Trustees Should Take if a Cyber Security Incident Occurs

Mayer Brown on 2/14/2024

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report outlining how they worked with Capita following a cyber incident last year (see our legal update), and detailing the key steps trustees should take...more

Stronger . . . Services Agreements for Benefit Plans

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 10/18/2021

With the exception of certain small businesses, being an employer generally means offering an array of benefits to remain competitive in the worker marketplace. As the employer grows, typically so does the list of employee...more

DOL Cybersecurity Guidance: Managing Risks to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

Fisher Phillips on 6/2/2021

The Government Accountability Office recently urged the U.S. Department of Labor to release guidance on cybersecurity matters in an effort to mitigate risks to 401(k) and other retirement plans. The GAO noted that there were...more

Department of Labor Announces Cybersecurity Guidance for ERISA Retirement Plans

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/28/2021

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its first cybersecurity guidance for retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance For Employee Benefit Plans

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 4/21/2021

On Thursday April 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced guidance for plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers and plan participants on best practices for maintaining cybersecurity. This is the first time the...more

Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19: Additional Cybersecurity Concerns as Employees “Work-from-Home”

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/20/2020

As the United States and the rest of the world hunker down in their homes to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many organizations have implemented “working-from-home” procedures that are designed to protect...more

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): action plan for pension scheme trustees - (revised March 2018)

Hogan Lovells on 3/12/2018

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply directly in the UK from 25 May 2018, and will make some fundamental changes to the current requirements surrounding data protection. Key areas of change...more

Personal data security for pension scheme trustees

Hogan Lovells on 7/10/2017

Cybersecurity and protection of personal data are increasingly to the forefront of concerns for pension trustees. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable in the UK from 2018, will impose additional...more

ERISA Advisory Council Issues 2016 Report on Benefit Plan Cybersecurity

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/6/2017

“Cyber threats cannot be eliminated but they can be managed. Cyber experts say that it is not a question of if you will have a cyber-attack, rather it is a question of when. The next question is what you are going to do about...more

Retirement Plans Incur Data Breaches; ERISA Council Addresses Cyber Risks

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/30/2016

Until relatively recently, retirement plans have not made the news as targets of data breaches. This is somewhat surprising, given the wealth of participants’ personal data stored online by these plans. This past summer,...more

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