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Foley & Lardner LLP

Taming the Tariffs: Employee Benefit Issues for Employers During Times of Economic Uncertainty – Group Employee Terminations

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Many companies are scrambling to quickly assess how to reduce the business impact of the upheaval to U.S. manufacturing and trading with the recent onslaught of tariffs threatened or imposed by the United States and the...more

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Vesting doesn’t help with retention

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I have worked at places that were so unpleasant that I consider myself lucky the vesting schedule was only six years. If they had the option, I’m convinced they would have implemented a 20-year vesting schedule. For me,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

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I don’t see Roth Employer Contributions as being a big thing

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One of the option of SECURE 2.0 is allowing employers to offer partricipants the right to Roth Employer contributions where they can pay the taxes upfront, and get tax free treatment on employer contributions....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Forfeiture Funds: Legal Requirements, Permitted Uses, and Litigation Risk Management

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Forfeiture funds in 401(k) plans represent a unique asset pool with specific regulatory requirements and practical applications. Forfeiture funds arise when participants terminate employment with the company before becoming...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Navigating Employer Responsibilities: SECURE 2.0 Act's Impact on Long-Term Part-Time Rules

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) introduced the Long-Term Part-Time (LTPT) rules. These rules aim to address the retirement needs of long-term part-time employees who have...more

Fisher Phillips

Proposed Regulations Impact Retirement Plans for Certain Part-Time Employees: FAQs for Employers

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Employers that sponsor 401(k) or 403(b) plans should be aware of eligibility and participation rules for their long-term, part-time (LTPT) employees. Historically, such plans could exclude employees who worked fewer than...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Gift That Keeps on Giving: New IRS Guidance on Roth Employer Contributions

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors an early Christmas gift with the release of new guidance late last year addressing several key provisions contained in SECURE 2.0. A welcome portion of the notice was...more

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Anatomy of an ESOP

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ESOPs can pay fair market value for the stock: Stock purchased by an ESOP must be appraised by an independent third party expert working with a trustee for the ESOP who must also be independent from the seller. The ESOP is...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Governing the Use of Forfeitures in Qualified Retirement Plans

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The IRS recently issued Proposed Regulations that clarify and update existing rules governing how and when forfeitures must be used in qualified defined contribution (e.g., 401(k)) and defined benefit retirement plans. ...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Part-Time Employees May Be Eligible for 401(k) Plans

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All 401(k) retirement plans have special age and service rules that employees have to meet to become eligible to participate and to vest in employer contributions to those plans. In Notice 2020-68, the IRS explains the new...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues COVID-19 Relief on Mid-Year Changes to Safe Harbor 401(K) Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued helpful guidance to plan sponsors of safe harbor 401(k) plans that are considering reducing or suspending safe harbor employer matching contributions or safe harbor nonelective...more

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Matching Employee Retirement Contributions during a Pandemic

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Many employers are looking at their financial sustainability for the near future as COVID-19 impacts our economy and are looking at ways to cut costs. A common question we are receiving - can we stop matching our employees’...more

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No such thing as assembly line Retirement Plans

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Henry T. Ford is considered the father or the pioneer of the modern day assembly line of manufacturing. His development of the Model T and its way of manufacturing is considered one of the great developments in 20th century...more

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