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An Emerging Trend in ERISA Class Action Litigation: 401(k) Forfeiture Suits

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There has been a recent uptick in ERISA class actions challenging the use of 401(k) plan forfeitures. Forfeitures are employer contributions that participants forfeit when they leave employment before those contributions vest...more

The Wagner Law Group

Forfeiture Cases – Update

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Last year, we alerted you to the filing of several class action lawsuits alleging that plan fiduciaries violated their duties of prudence and loyalty under Title I of ERISA by applying forfeitures to reduce employer...more

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Treasury Provides Temporary Relief from 401(k) Catch-up Contributions Rollback - Update

The Secure 2.0 Act (Secure 2.0), a sweeping retirement bill included in Division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, was a major bipartisan accomplishment of the 117th Congress. The bill included 82 provisions...more

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SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Are on the Way, Eventually

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of SECURE 2.0’s changes to catch-up contributions and how employers should respond. In an open letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner...more

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Just Catching Up? Oops! Congress Clarifies Catch-Up Contributions Are Here to Stay

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of SECURE 2.0’s changes to catch-up contributions and how employers should respond. Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act requires catch-up contributions made by...more

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One Way or Another … Forfeitures Will Have to Be Administered Under Your Retirement Plan, and the IRS Just Proposed New...

On February 27, 2023, the Treasury issued proposed regulations intended to simplify and clarify the rules relating to forfeitures within qualified retirement plans. Defined Benefit Plans - Similar to defined...more

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Proposed IRS RMD Regulations Present Challenges, Risks for 403(b) Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is strategically working to execute the statutory changes that were outlined by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) of 2019. However, the IRS’s efforts...more

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Guidance to Make Us Feel More SECURE

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Notice 2020-68 from the IRS provides valuable clarification for sponsors of qualified plans, 403(b) plans, and 457(b) governmental plans, as well as IRA holders, related to certain provisions in the Setting Every Community Up...more

Conn Kavanaugh

IRS Provides COVID-19 Related Filing and Payment Relief

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March 24, 2020 As COVID-19 has been disrupting our personal and professional lives, the April 15 tax deadline continued to loom on the horizon. In welcome news for many, on Friday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced,...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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