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Department of Labor Weighs in on 401(k) Forfeiture Class Actions

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Since September 2023, plaintiffs have filed numerous class action lawsuits alleging that the use of 401(k) forfeitures to offset future employer contributions violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...more

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Eligible California Employers with 5 or More Employees Must Comply with CalSavers Retirement Savings Trust Act by June 30, 2022

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California law requires that employers doing business in California that do not offer a 401(k) plan must register under the CalSavers Retirement Program (the “CalSavers Program” or “Program”) and provide employee census...more

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Second Circuit Prohibits Retroactive Changes to Withdrawal Liability Interest Rate Assumptions

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a withdrawal liability decision of which both multiemployer pension plans and their contributing employers should be aware. Specifically, in National Retirement Fund v. Metz...more

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The Impact of ERISA on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave, M.G.L c. 175M (“MAPFML”) establishes a system of paid leave of up to 12 weeks for birth, adoption or foster care, 12 weeks to care for a family member, 20 weeks for an employee’s...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law – Focus on the Employer “Private Plan” Exemption

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Employers in the Commonwealth are fast discovering that the new Massachusetts Paid Family Leave Law, M.G.L c. 175M (“MAPFML”), which begins to phase into effect June 30, 2019, asks much of employers, both administratively...more

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Ninth Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over Whether Delinquent Contributions Are Plan Assets

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The Ninth Circuit held that employer contributions due to a Taft Hartley fund are not plan assets until they are actually paid to the fund, irrespective of whether the plan document defines plan assets to include unpaid...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - May 2014

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Editor's Overview - This month our authors explore two important areas of ERISA's fiduciary duties applicable to single employer and multiemployer plans. First, Neal Schelberg and Aaron Feuer comment on a growing trend...more

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Unpaid Employer Contributions as Plan Assets: Expansion Of Liability Under ERISA

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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), requires trustees of multiemployer pension and benefit funds to collect contributions required to be made by contributing employers under their...more

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