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Sep 268 min read
Is Joining A MEP or PEP The Right Plan Move?
The SECURE Act of 2019 brought significant changes to multiple employer plans (MEPs) and introduced pooled employer plans (PEPs). These reti
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Aug 22 min read
Texas Federal Courts Stay Fiduciary Rule
On July 25, 2024, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas temporarily blocked the US Department..
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Jul 261 min read
Attention Plan Sponsors: Don't Miss the Form 5500 Deadline!
The deadline to file or extend your calendar year Form 5500 for the 2023 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan is approaching...
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Jul 192 min read
The IRS Has Issued Final Regulations About Required Minimum Distributions
The IRS has just issued very lengthy final regulations (TD 10001; RIN:1545-BP82) governing required minimum distributions (RMDs) that...
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Apr 95 min read
Mental Health Parity Update: 3 Key Developments in 2023
Health & Welfare Journal of Pension Benefits Issues in Administration, Design, Funding, and Compliance Volume 31 • Number 2 • Winter 2024...
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Feb 2310 min read
Proposed Regulations on Long-Term Part-Time Employee Participation in 401(k) Plans
Contributed by Katrina Veldkamp, Boutwell Fay LLP February 2024 Retirement plan sponsors and service providers will want to pay close...
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Feb 206 min read
THE BILLION DOLLAR TYPO: What Plans Need To Know Now About Scrivener’s Errors under ERISA
By: Sherrie Boutwell and Deborah Fabricant (2010) What happens when the drafter of an ERISA plan makes an innocent error (a “scrivener’s...
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Oct 12, 20236 min read
Impact of the End of the Covid-19 Emergencies on Health and Welfare Plans
HEALTH & WELFARE JOURNAL OF PENSION BENEFITS ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, FUNDING, AND COMPLIANCE Volume 30 • Number 3 • Summer 2023...
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Aug 24, 20231 min read
SECURE 2.0 Matching Contributions on Student Loan Repayments
Katrina Veldkamp's recent article for Bloomberg Law addresses the new provisions introduced by SECURE 2.0 for matching contributions for...
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Aug 9, 20236 min read
COBRA Continuation Coverage in Mergers and Acquisitions
HEALTH & WELFARE JOURNAL OF PENSION BENEFITS ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, FUNDING, AND COMPLIANCE Volume 30 • Number 3 • Spring 2023...
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Jul 27, 20231 min read
SECURE 2.0 Long Term Part Time Employee Participation
In her recent article for Bloomberg Law, Boutwell Fay's Katrina Veldkamp covers the changes in minimum participation rules for LTPT...
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Feb 23, 20231 min read
Evan Giller's Article on Secure 2.0 for NBOA
After co-presenting at the recent 2023 Annual Meeting for NBOA, both Evan Giller, Boutwell Fay, LLP, and Gary Mauger, New Pinnacle...
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Feb 6, 20236 min read
Health Care Plans After Dobbs: What Employers Need to Know
HEALTH & WELFARE JOURNAL of PENSION BENEFITS ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, FUNDING, AND COMPLIANCE Volume 30 • Number 1 • Autumn 2022...
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Nov 21, 20222 min read
Prescription Drug Data Collection Reporting Deadline Nears
Employer-based health plans must now submit information about prescription drugs and health care spending to the DOL...
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Oct 20, 20226 min read
Taxation of Tuition Assistance Plans
HEALTH & WELFARE JOURNAL of PENSION BENEFITS ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, FUNDING, AND COMPLIANCE Volume 29 • Number 4 • Summer 2022...
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Sep 7, 20221 min read
408(b)(2) for Health Plans
This column for the Journal of Pension Benefits, Health & Welfare explains the new rules that extend Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA to health...
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Jul 20, 20223 min read
The No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act became effective on January 1, 2022. This Act restricts excessive out-of-pocket costs.
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Jan 3, 20223 min read
DOL Issues FAB 2021-03 with Guidance on CAA Fee Disclosure Rules for Group Health Plans
DOL Guidance on CAA Fee Disclosure Rules for group health plans
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Sep 30, 20215 min read
Mental Health Parity After CAA: A Primer and Next Steps
HEALTH & WELFARE JOURNAL of PENSION BENEFITS ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, FUNDING, AND COMPLINACE Volume 29 • Number 1 • Autumn 2021...
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