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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New DOL Guidance for Retirement Plans on Cryptocurrency and ESG Investments

The new administration has recently taken steps to revise guidance with respect to two retirement plan investment options: cryptocurrency, and funds focusing on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors. These two...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

UPDATE – Departments issue nonenforcement policy statement!

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On May 15, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued their anticipated nonenforcement policy regarding the 2024 Mental Health Parity regulations. As expected, nonenforcement is applicable...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs Benefits & Compensation - Q1 2025 Client Alert

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Happy Spring from the Kaufman & Canoles ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team! We hope you’re shaking off the winter blues and ready for another round of benefits updates. ...more

Jackson Walker

2025 Regulatory Review: Implications for Retirement Plans and Employer Actions

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The first few months of 2025 brought the potential for many changes. On January 20, 2025, one of the Executive Orders pulled back all proposed regulations that had been issued in the last 60 days, including proposed...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL announces VFCP changes

The Department of Labor announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration has updated its Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program, allowing employers more efficient ways to voluntarily correct compliance issues in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trump Places DOL’s ESOP Proposals in Regulatory Moratorium

On January 16, 2025, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released two pieces of guidance that, if finalized, would dramatically change the landscape for fiduciaries responsible...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (3): Fixed Indexed Annuities

The US Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining nondiscretionary fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment recommendations to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The DOL’s Regulatory Agenda and a New Fiduciary Rule - Update

UPDATE: On August 8, I posted this blog article in contemplation of the DOL sending a new fiduciary proposal package to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) in the White House. One month later, to the day, the receipt of...more

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