Wage and Hour, Benefit Plan Sponsors, 401k

National Employee Benefits Day: Reflecting on Our Favorite Holiday

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/3/2025

Each year, National Employee Benefits Day is a chance to reflect on the ever-changing landscape of employer-sponsored benefits. Indeed, this year may be the most pivotal since 2020’s COVID-19 relief guidance. Affecting the...more

Potential Shifts in Employee Benefits: A Guide for Employers Under Trump

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/2/2024

As we prepare for another change in Administration in the White House, it is crucial for employers and plan sponsors to stay informed and prepared. While much of what lies ahead is speculative, understanding these possible...more

Want to Put More Away in Your 401(k)? Qualified Plan Limits Generally Increase in 2024

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/3/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS just announced the 2024 annual limits that will apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. For a third year in a row, the IRS increased the annual limits, allowing participants to save even more in...more

The Time for Long-Term Part-Time Employee Eligibility Compliance Has Nearly Arrived!

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/16/2023

When the original SECURE Act was passed in 2019, compliance with its new long-term part-time employee rule seemed far in the future—way out to January 1, 2024. Well, that time is nearly upon us, so sponsors of 401(k) plans...more

Three Timely Benefits Items Everyone Should Know

Carlton Fields on 9/17/2020

Carlton Fields tax attorney Lowell Walters discusses three timely employee benefits issues: using employee benefits to reduce expenses; helping retirement plan participants in an inconsistent investment market; and, the...more

Payroll Tax Relief and Latest Developments in Retirement Plans and Benefits

Jackson Walker on 8/12/2020

Payroll Tax Relief Under CARES Act, FFCRA, and Executive Order - While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act permitted employers to defer depositing the portion of the FICA taxes the employer pays...more

IRS Issues Final Regulations for Hardship Distributions

Snell & Wilmer on 12/4/2019

We previously reported on the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “Budget Act”) hardship distribution rule changes for qualified retirement plans. On September 23, 2019, the IRS issued final regulations implementing certain statutory...more

2020 Benefit Limits

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 11/8/2019

The Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration have announced the benefit plan and employment tax limits for 2020. Certain limitations will not change for 2020 because they are not subject to annual...more

SECURE Act: Key Changes for Plan Sponsors and Employers

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/30/2019

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancements (SECURE) Act of 2019. To become law, the bill still needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by the President....more

The Bonus Headache

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. on 5/7/2019

Bonuses are nice, I wouldn’t know because in the 11 years I was an employee, I got $300 for the holidays after I started in September 1998 and never received one again. This article isn’t about my lack of bonuses, but it’s...more

Monthly Benefits Alert - May 2015

Franczek P.C. on 6/4/2015

As we do every month, we have provided below a comprehensive alert that highlights the most important employee benefits legal developments during May of 2015. We hope that our “Monthly Benefits Updates” continue to be a...more

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