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Contract Surety 04.14.2023

Fresh Perspectives: Site Evaluation

  Even small operations can benefit from the perspectives an independent on-site evaluation can provide. From guidance on implementing the latest best practices to ideas for trimming costs, site evaluations can arm contractors with new…
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Fresh Perspectives: Site Evaluation
ERISA 04.11.2023

Action Items: SECURE 2.0

  It’s time to stop pondering the massive SECURE 2.0 legislation that passed at the turn of the new year and start acting on it, say experts. Given that compliance timelines are staggered over the…
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Action Items: SECURE 2.0
ERISA 04.11.2023

The Door’s Wide Open: ERISA Litigation

  In follow-up to last year’s decision by the Supreme Court to remand the Hughes v Northwestern case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two of three claims against the plan…
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The Door’s Wide Open: ERISA Litigation
Contract Surety 04.10.2023

Headaches Ahead?

  At some point or another, every builder faces this dilemma: a new job seems like a good one—but it comes with a high maintenance client. Do you take the job or run in the…
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Headaches Ahead?
Contract Surety 04.10.2023

Keeping Pace With Demand

  Builders continue to report hiring difficulties, causing some to hold back on bids, despite the influx of public dollars afloat. Industry experts predict that infrastructure jobs will create further challenges for construction labor, and…
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Keeping Pace With Demand
Court Bonds 04.03.2023

Probate: Final Distribution of Assets?

  Probate is the public process of paying off debts and distributing assets, either in accordance with the terms of a will or, absent a will, the state laws of intestacy. Although probate tends to…
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Probate: Final Distribution of Assets?
Court Bonds 04.03.2023

Incentive Trusts: If You Do This…

  When inspiring those we care about to achieve life goals is an important consideration during estate planning, establishing an incentive trust might be the way to go. Read on for an overview of incentive…
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Incentive Trusts: If You Do This…
ERISA 04.03.2023

​Form 5500: Participant Count?

  Retirement plan sponsors are encountering some confusion about the Department of Labor’s updated filing rules for Form 5500. Specifically, a question has arisen about how participants are counted to determine whether or not an…
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​Form 5500: Participant Count?
ERISA 04.03.2023

Topping The FBI List: Email Attacks

  When it comes to internet crime, the FBI says that the biggest financial losses to businesses are now coming from email compromise attacks. Given the plethora of stolen credentials available on the dark web,…
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Topping The FBI List: Email Attacks