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Department of Labor’s Temporary Policy Allows Voluntary Escheatment of Certain Retirement Benefits

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In this article, the authors delve into the Department of Labor’s temporary ERISA enforcement policy for unclaimed retirement benefit payments of $1,000 or less. The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a temporary...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Benefits Basics - When an Employee Dies: A Resource Guide for HR & Benefits Professionals

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As a member of your company’s human resources or employee benefits department, one of the most difficult calls you may receive is from a colleague or an employee’s family member notifying you of the death of an employee. This...more

The Wagner Law Group

Pension Risk Transfers and the Continuing Concern About Buying a Pig in a Poke

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Pension risk transfers (“PRTs”) continue to make the news. And well they should. Last year alone, over $100 billion in liabilities were transferred from defined benefit pension plans to insurance companies. And the trend...more

K&L Gates LLP

DOL Creates New E-Delivery Safe Harbor for Retirement Plan Disclosures

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - The Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulations that make significant strides in reducing barriers to the electronic delivery of a wide array of retirement plan disclosures. Specifically, the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Beware of the “Overshare”: Construe Requests for ERISA Plan Documents Narrowly!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Administrators of ERISA plans frequently receive requests from participants, beneficiaries, and their representatives for plan-related documents. A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more

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ERISA Preemption of State Slayer Statutes: Does it Matter?

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Over the last decade, courts around the country have been asked to decide whether ERISA preempts state slayer statutes – state laws that prohibit a murderer from collecting benefits as the beneficiary of the victim’s estate...more

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