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On November 6, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-59, which announced cost-of-living adjustments that affect the calendar year dollar limits for benefits and contributions

This morning, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced that it has received the proposed rule, "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Investment Alternative[s]" (the "Proposal").

A district court in West Virginia recently held that retirees were not entitled to lifetime health benefits under the clear and unambiguous language of the relevant collective bargaining agreements.

Enacted in December 2022, the SECURE 2.0 Act contains over 90 provisions that impact qualified retirement plans. Notably, SECURE 2.0 mandates the adoption of auto-enrollment features...

A federal district court in Colorado recently approved a settlement agreement resolving class action claims brought under USERRA.

As sponsors of 401(k) and other retirement plans, employers typically rely on plan service providers (i.e. recordkeepers, trustees, etc.) to maintain plan accounts, keep participant accounts secure and...

On May 7, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new interim enforcement policy following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision to vacate its fiduciary rule in March 2018.

The first phase of the Department of Labor's ("DOL") new fiduciary rule ("Fiduciary Rule") was implemented on June 9, 2017.

The DOL proposed a new regulation to allow small businesses to join together to sponsor 401k plans for their employees.

On March 8, 2024, the Department of Labor ("DOL") sent a final version of the Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (the "Fiduciary Rule")...

For plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (ERISA), the doctrine of federal ERISA preemption over state statutes, regulations or administrative schemes...

Although the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) new overtime rule for Texas state employees...

The Department of Labor's controversial, Obama-era Fiduciary Rule is dead and gone.

The case is Barton v. Constellium Rolled Prods.-Ravenswood, LLC, No. 16-1103, 2017 WL 1078540

The IRS has released the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments applicable to the dollar limitations on benefits and contributions of retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans.

The IRS has released the 2016 cost-of-living adjustments applicable to the dollar limits and thresholds of retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans.

The IRS has released the 2021 cost-of-living adjustments applicable to the dollar limitations on benefits and contributions of retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans.