Following up on our prior post on private equity investments in 401(k) plans, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has now dismissed a six-year-long lawsuit brought by Intel employees against the company. The lawsuit centered on Intel’s inclusion of private equity and hedge funds in its 401(k) defined contribution plans, alleged that offering these investment options violated fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

In the five months since the Trump Administration took the reins in Washington, DC, we have seen a flurry of changes affecting employee benefit plans: both retirement plans and health and welfare plans.  In this post, we focus on a few of the recent retirement plan changes relating to plan investments.

The SECURE Act of 2019 brought significant changes to multiple employer plans (MEPs) and introduced pooled employer plans (PEPs). These reti

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

This past year, Boutwell Fay hosted a series of webinars focusing specifically on SECURE 2.0 issues. We covered key topics that are...

As described in our post earlier this year, the Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations on the use of forfeitures by...

In response to appeals from a broad swath of the retirement plan community, on August 25, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-62, which...

Katrina Veldkamp's recent article for Bloomberg Law addresses the new provisions introduced by SECURE 2.0 for matching contributions for...

Get updated on the latest developments in the rapidly changing world of Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs), Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), and...

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

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...

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...

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

The SECURE 2.0 Act (enacted in late December 2022) makes a welcome change to the administration of 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans by...

Keeping it Simple under the Secure Act 2.0 for IRAs, SEPs & SIMPLE Plans Among the sweeping retirement plan changes in the new Secure 2.0...

Join Boutwell Fay's Sherrie Boutwell as she presents with JP Morgan's Dan Notto next week on Wednesday, January 25th from 3:30 PM - 7:00...

The DOL has issued a release that outlines where they stand on the subject of 401(k) plans investing in Cryptocurrencies.