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ERISA fiduciaries are steadily fine-tuning their decision-making processes in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. Any fiduciary decisions executed during this tumorous period may be particularly ripe for dispute by plan participants or regulators. To…
Read Moreabout Three Helpful Considerations for Plan Fiduciaries During COVID-19

The Eleventh Circuit just confirmed their outlook on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA. The new decision in Williamson v. Travelport, LP 953 F. 3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2020), illuminated the latitude…
Read Moreabout Eleventh Circuit Releases Long-Awaited Decision on ERISA Sanctions

The Internal Revenue Service just announced next year’s inflation-adjusted quantities of health saving accounts. In Rev. Proc. 2020-32, the IRS states that the annual limitation on deductions under Code Section 223(b)(2)(A) for a person with…
Read Moreabout IRS Publishes 2021 Amounts for HSA Limits

As numerous Americans continue to work remotely during the start of the summer, the Labor Department has introduced a brand new safe harbor for electronic disclosures. The final rule initiated is congruent to the rule…
Read Moreabout Department of Labor Unveils Novel Safe Harbor for E-Delivery

In a May 11th letter to the Director of the IRS Office of Employee Plans, the American Retirement Association suggested enhancements in the interim amendment process for pre-approved plan documents. The ARA indicates that the…
Read Moreabout ARA Endorses Interim Amendment Process Improvements for Pre-Approved Plans

In step with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor published deadline leeway and direction for ERISA-related group health and welfare plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security…
Read Moreabout DOL Relaxes Deadlines for ERISA-Governed Group Health Plans

A U.S. Supreme Court decision from a few months ago has resulted in a ruling that is potentially helpful for plaintiffs/lawyers to bring ERISA actions. The United States Supreme Court decided in Intel Corp v….
Read Moreabout Can Employees Who Didn’t Read Benefit Disclosure Still Sue?

The novel $3 trillion stimulus bill, passed on May 15, encompasses retirement initiatives voiced by the American Retirement Association. The House of Representatives signed off on the “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions” (HEROES)…
Read Moreabout New House-Passed HEROES Act Includes Retirement Clarity

It can be difficult for pension professionals to juggle servicing multiple employee benefit plans at once. With Errors and Omissions protection, pension professionals safeguards against covered losses from any actual or alleged negligent act, error, or…
Read Moreabout How Errors & Omissions Coverage Protects Pension Professionals from Costly Mistakes