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August 12, 2025
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facilitate the inclusion of alternative investments—such as private equity, cryptocurrency, and other non-traditional assets—in defined contribution retirement
plans. The Executive Order follows action in May of this year by the DOL to rescind its 2022 guidance that discouraged fiduciaries from including ...Read more
August 6, 2025
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Health and Welfare Benefit Roundup – Five Recent Developments for Plan Sponsors
flexibility to optimize benefits.
July 14, 2025
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July 11, 2025
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This case will resolve a circuit split over when assumptions used to determine withdrawal liability must be adopted.
June 18, 2025
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Long-Term Part-Time Employee Retirement Plan Rules In Effect as of January 1, 2024
2.0) in 2022, the last few years have been a time of upheaval, confusion, and ongoing disruption within the retirement plan space.
May 30, 2025
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Health and Welfare Roundup – 4 Developments Plan Sponsors Should Be Aware of This Month
employers and plan fiduciaries greater flexibility and potential relief, they also underscore the need for continued vigilance. From ensuring compliance with
longstanding MHPAEA obligations to evaluating benefit design changes, managing PBM relationships, and addressing nondiscrimination concerns...Read more
May 16, 2025
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IRS Releases 2026 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs, HDHPs, and HRAs
plans (HDHPs), and excepted-benefit health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs).
April 28, 2025
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to require plaintiffs to allege more than the mere existence of a contract with a service provider to withstand early motions to dismiss prohibited transaction
claims in excessive fee lawsuits. The decision appears likely to lead to increased litigation, and plan fiduciaries should review their processes and ...Read more
April 15, 2025
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Pension Risk Transfer Litigation Targets Multiply and Courts Finally Weigh In
annuity providers to ensure compliance with fiduciary duties. Read on for a summary of recent developments and insights.
March 19, 2025
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Department of Labor Increases Civil Penalties for Noncompliance
March 13, 2025
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March 4, 2025
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17, 2025. As an alternative to the more onerous VFCP Application Process, certain common plan errors will soon be eligible for a streamlined self-correction
process, known as the Self-Correction Component (SCC). In addition, the DOL amended the associated Prohibited Transaction Exemption, PTE 20...Read more
January 30, 2025
|3 min read
Tobacco Surcharge Lawsuits Test Employee Wellness Programs
January 23, 2025
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California Wildfires: How Can Employee Retirement Plans Help?
January 8, 2025
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New Changes to Health Plan Compliance in 2025
November 20, 2024
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The Internal Revenue Service Health and Welfare Limits for 2025
and the changes in those limits from 2024.
November 8, 2024
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FTC Asks Appeals Courts to Revive Ban on Worker Non-Compete Agreements after Nationwide Block
November 4, 2024
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Retirement Plan Contribution Limits Announced for 2025
the new IRS guidance addresses the SECURE 2.0 change to the catch-up contribution limit for participants aged 60 to 63.
October 25, 2024
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Supreme Court to Decide Pleading Standard in Prohibited-Transaction Litigation
claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
September 30, 2024
|6 min read