Eye on Employment: Assets in retirement plans
Proposed regulation would change retirement plan investment oversight rules
Author: John E. Rich, Jr.
COBRA compliance: an often-overlooked area of employment law
Employers must follow strict rules for offering continued health coverage or risk costly fines, penalties, and potential lawsuits.
Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act continues to improve workplace benefit plans
Get ready for some significant changes coming to a retirement plan near you
Employers should start planning now for the mandatory effects of the latest SECURE Act 2.0 set to begin next year
Retirement plan oversight
Recent developments and Labor Department guidance emphasize caution on the part of fiduciaries
SECURE Act’s significant retirement plan changes
New law has key provisions affecting employers
The ACA’s 30-hour threshold
Federal courts consider whether employers can reduce employees’ hours to avoid cost of health care
The ongoing monitoring duty of fiduciaries
Supreme Court rules retirement plans must have vigorous reviews of investment decisions
Same-sex spousal benefits: Are you in compliance?
Although limited guidance has been issued so far, employers should begin to implement changes under the Supreme Court’s decision
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