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As executive compensation attorneys, we hear this question from our clients frequently.

ERISA fiduciaries are held to the highest standards under the law and must run their plans solely in the interest of participants and beneficiaries.

This year has been especially challenging for plan sponsors and those who advise them with sudden changes in policy coming overnight and complicated new plan rules taking effect.

Seven Key Questions Executives Should Ask About Profits Interests...

Earlier this year, the COBRA notice, election and premium payment deadlines were extended from March 1 until 60 days after the end of the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency.

How are individual retirement accounts affected by SECURE 2.0? Many of the general changes, such as the Saver's Credit and the gradual increase in the age at which required minimum...

The end of one year and the beginning of the next is traditionally a time to take stock of new developments and compliance issues. Though nobody has a crystal ball, it's also a good time...

Company equity is a powerful tool for compensating employees, attracting investors, and aligning the interests of key stakeholders with the long-term goals of the business.

For many founders, selling a business is the payoff for years (often decades) of work, but a large tax bill can quickly shrink what should be a transformative financial moment.

The reach of SECURE 2.0 is extensive. Its general provisions affect all types of retirement plans, but SECURE 2.0 also has some provisions targeted at plans subject to their own set of statutory and regulatory requirements.

Everyone following developments in the employee benefits field knows that fiduciary breach litigation has skyrocketed in recent years.

In the last two weeks, two separate bills have been introduced in Congress attempting to micromanage private employer retirement plan investments.

This is the time of year when we see lots of articles on hot plan trends for 2021 and what benefits innovations plan sponsors are adopting.

Consideration of ESG investments can be a minefield for ERISA plan fiduciaries. There has long been a tension between the desire of some plan participants-especially younger...

Many investment professionals recommend that their private wealth clients allocate a portion of their portfolio to alternative investments.

The SECURE Act put in place important steps to close the retirement savings gap. These included many provisions encouraging plan adoption and retirement income accumulation.

A recent action against three New York City pension funds illustrates the important interplay of ERISA with state fiduciary laws that I discussed in last month's Law 360 article.