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Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law Is Final: Here’s How Employers Can Prepare Now

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The Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (Paid Leave) survived the latest legislative session with minimal change and is on track to go live on Jan. 1, 2026. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic...more

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SECURE Act and Spending Bills – Impact on Plan Sponsors

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the largest package of retirement system reforms in over a decade, was enacted on December 20, 2019.  Many of the provisions in the...more

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Final Regulations Issued for Hardship Distributions From Qualified Retirement Plans

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As we wrote in November 2018, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations that significantly relaxed many rules governing hardship distributions from qualified plans, including eliminating requirements that employee...more

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With Limited IRS Extension, Plan Sponsors Should Review Their 403(b) Plan Documents

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Generally, a 403(b) plan is a retirement planning program whereby a public school or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (including churches) makes contributions for their employees (and certain ministers) to specific types of...more

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Final Hardship Distribution Regulations, Part Three: New Disaster Relief and Expanded Sources Available for Hardship Distributions

The IRS recently released final regulations making a number of changes to the rules applicable to hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Concluding our three-part series on the final regulations, this blog entry...more

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Final Hardship Distribution Regulations, Part Two: Implementation Considerations

As discussed in our prior blog entry, the IRS recently released final regulations making a number of significant changes to the rules applicable to hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans. As part of our...more

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Zombie Benefits Part II: Health Reimbursement Arrangements (“HRAs”) Are Back From the Dead

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As reported in our November 7, 2018 SW Benefits Blog Zombie Benefits – Are Health Reimbursement Arrangements (“HRAs”) Back From the Dead?, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the “Agencies”)...more

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Digging into the New HRA Regulations, Part 3 – Premium Tax Credit and Employer Mandate Impact on Individual Coverage HRAs

As part of our ongoing series on the final regulations expanding the availability of health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”), we discussed the newly-created Individual Coverage HRAs, which generally allow for employers to...more

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Final Regulations Permit Employers to Reimburse an Employee’s Costs for the Purchase of an Individual Health Insurance Policy

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Effective January 1, 2020, employers may put aside pre-tax funds into a health reimbursement arrangement (“HRA”) that can be used by an employee to pay for premiums and other out-of-pocket costs related to the purchase of an...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Final Regulations, Updated Notices, and Educational Sessions

On June 18, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) issued final regulations regarding the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (PFML). This follows months of revisions, public...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Breaking News: Final Regulations Are Out, Contributions and Notice Requirements...

The wait is over. Earlier today, June 18, 2019 (and earlier than the July 1, 2019 due date), the Department of Family and Medical Leave (the Department) issued much-anticipated final regulations for the new Massachusetts Paid...more

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