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There May Still Be Work for Retirement Plans After the Check is in the Mail

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A recent complaint (Dylan Handy v. Paychex, Inc.) highlights the potential for plan administrators, and their delegates, to continue monitoring distributions after being made. In this particular situation, the participant...more

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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Retirement Plans: How to Prepare for the Coming Department of Labor Cybersecurity Audits

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Are your employer-sponsored retirement accounts exposed to cybersecurity threats? How should you and those who are entrusted with your retirement assets mitigate cybersecurity risks? The official who leads the Employee...more

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Missing Retirement Plan Participants? The DOL Says You Should Follow These Best Practices

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In response to ongoing pleas for guidance, the Department of Labor (DOL) has published an informal outline expressing its views on how retirement plan administrators should be addressing missing or unresponsive participants....more

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Fiduciary Rule 2.0: What You Need to Know About the DOL's New Fiduciary Rule

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On June 29, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced1 its new approach to the standards for financial institutions and investment professionals who provide investment advice on a nondiscretionary basis to 401(k) plans,...more

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No More Delays! New Disability Claims Rules to Take Effect April 2, Says DOL

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On April 2, 2018, significant changes to ERISA’s disability claims procedures will take effect. These new rules will require all ERISA-covered plans which provide disability benefits to make significant modifications to the...more

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DOL’s New Disability Plan Claims Regulations To Become Effective

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The Department of Labor’s new regulations governing disability claims and appeals published on December 19, 2016 will go into effect on April 1, 2018, as announced by the DOL on January 5, 2018. ...more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 6.10.16

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More thoughts on the Department of Labor’s new retirement adviser fiduciary duty standard, including questions about the “grassroots” movement the US Chamber of Commerce is claiming to support its opposition to the standard....more

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Payment of Accrued But Unused Vacation Pay

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The Connecticut rules for payment of accrued but unused vacation pay when employment terminates are fairly simple, but a brief refresher may be helpful to employers. Connecticut General Statutes § 31-71f requires...more

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