In the Bipartisan Budget Act passed in February 2018 (“Act”), Congress loosened certain restrictions on hardship ...

The IRS has recently announced the opening of the window for employers to adopt pre-approved defined benefit plans....

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) requires group health plans to provide a summary of material modifications (“SMM”)...

Boutwell Fay LLP is pleased to present the February 2018 issue of Benefits News. This edition includes an article about parking and...

It may be time to renegotiate your office lease. Here is why - the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act¹ broadly disallows employer ...

The U.S. Department of Labor published the increased monetary penalties applicable to employee benefit plans under the Employee Retirement...

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017, received considerable...

Boutwell Fay LLP is pleased to present the January 2018 issue of Benefits News. This edition includes an article about plan documents...

Effective January 2, 2018, the IRS simplified the user fees charged for most submissions made under the Voluntary...

Worrying about plan documents probably is not keeping most plan fiduciaries up at night...but maybe it should. Although most...