On October 3rd, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-73, addressing how ERISA 403(b) plans must treat long-term, part-time employees...

Another year of health and welfare litigation, another year of mixed results for both plaintiffs and defendants, but lessons for all.

On July 25, 2024, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas temporarily blocked the US Department..

The deadline to file or extend your calendar year Form 5500 for the 2023 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan is approaching...

The IRS has just issued very lengthy final regulations (TD 10001; RIN:1545-BP82) governing required minimum distributions (RMDs) that...

We have two significant updates in the arena of 401(k) forfeiture cases that could have far-reaching implications for employers and plan spo

New guidance effectively terminates several of the employee benefit plan mandates that were implemented when the National Emergency was...

The IRS has now issued Notice 2023-43 which provides interim guidance on its interpretation of the Secure Act 2.0’s changes to the...

The IRS has announced increases to the Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution limits for 2024. These adjustments are based on the...

President Biden signed legislation terminating the COVID-19 National Emergency effective May 11, 2023, which ends several of the employee...

Restatement Deadlines for Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors The IRS has provided guidance on restatement deadlines for plan sponsors of...

In their Spring Newsletter, the Orange County Chapter of the Western Pension & Benefits Council thoughtfully highlighted Boutwell Fay's...

The Department of Labor has issued new rules detailing a number of changes to Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF reporting, starting for plan...

The lawsuit against Northwestern University (Hughes v. Northwestern University) claiming that it breached its fiduciary duties with...

In a tight labor market, a 401(k) plan (or other tax-favored retirement plan such as a 403(b) plan) is not really viewed as optional for...

Secure 2.0 significantly changed the rules for correction and overpayments from a retirement plan.

The SECURE 2.0 Act was signed into law in December 2022, and it expands the requirement to cover long-term part-time (LTPT) workers in...

On February 27, 2023, the IRS published new proposed regulations governing the timing and use of forfeitures in qualified plans (both...

SECURE 2.0 was signed into law in December 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Effective for plan years...

In today’s post, we want to highlight two important ownership attribution rule changes for aggregation of businesses made by the SECURE...