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Countdown to Compliance: What Employers Need to Know About New York’s Secure Choice Savings Program

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New York has officially joined the growing list of states requiring certain private employers to offer retirement savings options. The New York Secure Choice Savings Program (Secure Choice or the Program) is moving closer to...more

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Benefit Plan Implications of OBBBA: Student Loan Repayment, HSAs, and More

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), finalized and signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, makes several key changes that impact employers, benefit plan sponsors and plan administrators....more

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Employee Benefit Highlights of the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

Public Law 119-21, generally referred to as the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (the ​“Act”) and signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several employee benefit provisions that employers will want to be aware of. Below is an...more

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New Tax-favored Benefit for Employees with Children

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Among the federal tax changes made by the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (discussed in our prior post) is a new kind of custodial savings account for children (who’ve been issued a social security number) to which their or...more

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Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Program Overview

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In 2023, Nevada enacted legislation (Nevada Revised Statutes 353D) establishing the Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Program, a government-backed retirement solution that became operational in June 2025. This initiative...more

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Client Alert: “Trump Accounts” – Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts for Children

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On Friday, July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) (“Big Beautiful Bill”) after narrow approval from both houses of Congress. The legislation extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and...more

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RetireReady NJ: Reminder About The Requirements Under The New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act

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Employers with at least 25 employees in New Jersey that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan to employees must take action to facilitate the RetireReady NJ Retirement Savings Program (“RetireReady NJ”)....more

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Washington Saves; Washington State’s New State-Mandated Retirement Program

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On March 28, 2024, Washington State’s Governor, Jay Inslee, signed into law a bill that creates a new state-run retirement program called “Washington Saves.” Under the program, “covered employers” must give “covered...more

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SECURE Act 2.0 Is Here

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) into law. CAA included the much anticipated SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (the Act or SECURE 2.0). This sweeping retirement legislation has...more

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Changes Under Secure Act 2.0

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The SECURE 2.0 Act was signed into law in late December 2022. While the legislation contains a number of provisions, this alert focuses on the changes most relevant to individuals in their personal planning....more

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SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 Arrives: (Another) Landmark Retirement Package

The wait is over for SECURE 2.0, a long-awaited (and debated) package of retirement plan reforms.  Today, Congress passed the “SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022” as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; President Biden is...more

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Colorado Implements SecureSavings Program for Employees Without Access to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans

Beginning in 2023, Colorado employees whose employers do not offer a retirement plan will have access to an optional retirement savings plan through a state-facilitated retirement savings program, the Colorado SecureSavings...more

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California Expands State-Run Retirement Program

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation that will expand CalSavers, the state’s IRA-based retirement program, to cover virtually all California employers that do not sponsor their own qualified retirement...more

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New York Joins Growing Number of States Enacting Auto-IRA Laws

New York Governor Kathy Hochul enacted an auto-IRA law, effective October 21, which requires certain New York employers to either offer their employees a qualified retirement plan or join the state-run IRA program. The new...more

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SECURE Act 2.0: What Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors Need to Know

With SECURE Act 1.0 (officially titled “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act”) still being implemented by many plan sponsors, Congress is now considering a new package of laws designed to help close the...more

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Colorado Employers Need To Add Secure Savings Program To Your 2021 To-Do List

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Colorado employers with five or more employees need to begin preparing to ensure they are in compliance with obligations brought about by a new state law that ensures nearly a million Colorado workers have access to...more

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SECURE Act Impact on Estate Planning

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was made a part of the appropriations bill late in 2019 and was signed into law on December 20, 2019....more

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SECURE Act May Pave Way to More Lifetime Income Opportunities in Defined Contribution Plans

Ever since defined contribution plans have come to dominate the retirement plan landscape, both plan sponsors and policymakers have grappled with how to help employees take a lifetime’s worth of savings and convert it into a...more

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Estate Planning Impact Of The Secure Act

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The ‘Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement’ Act (the “SECURE Act”) was signed into law on December 20, 2019 and became effective January 1, 2020....more

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Estate Planning Implications of the SECURE Act

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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act). The SECURE Act substantially changes the law applicable to IRAs and other retirement vehicles....more

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SECURE Act – Impact on 401(k) 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. ...more

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The Impact of the SECURE Act on Tax Qualified Retirement Plans

On December 20, President Trump signed into law the “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019,” known and referred to colloquially as the “SECURE Act.” The law’s stated purpose, among other things, is...more

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SECURE Act Makes Significant Changes to Benefits Laws (UPDATED)

The SECURE Act—potentially the most impactful benefits legislation since the Pension Protection Act of 2006—was included in the bipartisan spending bill signed into law on December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act includes provisions...more

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SECURE Act Provides RMD Statement Relief for IRA Providers

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In Notice 2020-06 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides helpful relief for IRA providers that were unable to cancel the required minimum distribution (RMD) statements they had set to go out to IRA owners turning age 70½...more

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Lifetime Income Provisions Under the SECURE Act

As the U.S. private retirement system has largely shifted away from traditional pensions in favor of a defined contribution plan savings model, a number of policymakers have expressed concerns over whether participants’...more

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