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Do We Have to Make It a Top Hat Plan?

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Employers and their compensation advisors often assume that an arrangement to pay employees in the future for work done over time will be subject to the rules for ERISA pension plans unless it is limited to a “select group of...more

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To 457(b) or Not to 457(b): Five Rules You Must Follow to Keep Your 457(b) Plan Compliant

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Recruiting and retaining top executives can be challenging for non-governmental tax-exempt organizations such as Code §501(c)(3) organizations, private universities, and certain healthcare organizations (Nonprofits). Not only...more

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DOL Rolls Out Public Search Engine for Top-Hat Plan Statements

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Top-Hat plans are unfunded plans for a select group of management or highly compensated employees that are exempt from a number of ERISA provisions (such as reporting, funding, testing, and certain fiduciary obligations). In...more

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PODCAST: New Rules for Top Hat Plan Filings

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt and Nona Massengill discuss the final regulations for top hat plan filings, which went into effect today, August 16. ...more

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DOL Finalizes Regulations Requiring Electronic Filing of Top Hat Statements

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On June 17th the Department of Labor finalized a set of proposed regulations requiring that all “top hat” plan statements be filed with the Department electronically though this website. As brief background, a “top hat”...more

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Third Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over Test for “Top Hat” Status Under ERISA

A Third Circuit decision, Sikora v. UPMC, 876 F.3d 110 (3d Cir. 2017), deepens a circuit split over whether a participant’s bargaining power is relevant to determining whether a plan qualifies for “top hat” status under...more

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