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"SEC Gives Participant-Level Disclosure a Pass," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, January 2012
"The Savings Crisis of Working Americans: The Retirement Industry Call to Action," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council, January 2012
"Class Certification Requirements in 401(k) Fee Litigation," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, December 2011
"Reform School - Consequences of Tax Reform Proposals Relating to 401(k) Plan Contributions," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, PlanAdviser, November - December 2011
"Al Lurie on the Third Washington Burning: The Uncivil Health Care Wars," (PDF), Alvin D. Lurie, Estate Planning Newsletter #1910 at http://www.leimberservices.com, December 27, 2011
"Future Investment Advice Regulations," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, November 2011
"Pyrrhic Victory for Plaintiffs in Tibble v. Edison," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, October 2011
"Asserting the Attorney-Client Privilege in ERISA Cases," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, October 2011
"Investing with Confidence," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, Planadviser, September - October 2011
"Review of DOL Amicus Filings," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, August 2011
"Case Suggests That RFPs May Be Necessary to Fulfill Fiduciary Duties," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, August 2011
"Cause and Effect, The Influence of 401(k) Fee Litigation," (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, Planadviser, July - August 2011
"New Puerto Rico Tax Code Requires Big Changes to Retirement Plans for Puerto Rico Employees," (opens new window), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, June 2011
"Public Pension Plans and the Retirement Gap: Understanding the Crisis and Possible Solutions," (opens new window), Marcia S. Wagner, Pension & Benefits Daily, June 7, 2011
"'In Plan' Roth Conversions and New Electronic Deposit Rules for Payment of Retirement Plan Withholding Taxes," (opens new window), Marcia S. Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, May 2011
"Family Partnership Liquidation Presents Tax Issues," (opens new window), Eugene Pollingue and Pauline W. Markey, Estate Planning, May 2011
"Education Nation," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, March - April 2011
"How the Changing Definition of Fiduciary Might Change Your Practice," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, January - February 2011
"Tools Help Fiduciaries Evaluate Plan Fees," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, February 2011
"DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee-Disclosures," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, February 2011
"Time is Ripe for Reform of Health Care Reform," (opens new window), Alvin D. Lurie, Benefits Link, January 24, 2011
"ERISA Litigation Trends from 2010," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, January 2011
"Partial Plan Terminations of Qualified Plans," (PDF), Marcia Wagner and Jon C. Schultze, The ASPPA Journal, Winter 2011
"Constitutional Challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Barry M. Newman, and Alexander M. Olsen, New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2010
"What Chance of Repealing Health Care Reform in the New Congress?" (opens new window), Alvin D. Lurie, Benefits Link, December 30, 2010
"Voluntary Correction Program for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Document Failures," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, December 2010
"Re-Defining Moment, DoL Proposes Broadening the Definition of Fiduciary" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, November - December 2010
"Health Care Reform Overview," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, National Healthcare Reform Magazine, December 6, 2010
"Exercising Fiduciary Authority and Control Over the Investment Menu in §403(b) Plans Subject to ERISA," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November 5, 2010
"Court Ruling on Mutual Fund Fees to 401(k) Plans," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, November 2010
"Selecting Benchmarking Services to Help Meet Fiduciary Requirements," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Compensation & Benefits Review, October 2010
"FBAR Rules for Employee Benefit Plans," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, October 2010
"IRS Determination Letter Program for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, October 2010
"ERISA Fiduciary Rules and Target-Date Funds," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, September - October 2010
"Plan Sponsor's Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Journal of Pension Benefits, Autumn 2010
"Partial Termination Plan Liability," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, September 2010
"Lifetime Income Options," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, August 2010
"ERISA Fiduciary Rules and Target Date Funds," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter,August 10, 2010
"Taxation of Deferred Compensation: Overview of 409A and 457," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Compensation & Benefits Review, July - August 2010
"An Overview of Health Care Reform With Recommended Action Steps to Take," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter, July 29, 2010
"Avoiding Conflicts of Interest As Your Business Grows," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, July 2010
"Tactical Asset Allocation Under ERISA," (PDF), Marcia Wagner and Dennis Blair, 401(k) Advisor, June 2010
"Investment Advice Regulations Update," (PDF), Marcia Wagner and Steve Migausky, 401(k) Advisor, June 2010
"Practice Makes Perfect," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, May - June 2010
"Protecting Yourself," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, March - April 2010
"Executive Retirement Benefits in the Non-Profit Sector -- A White Paper -- Managing Expectations When There is No Perfect Answer," (PDF), Russell A. Gaudreau, Jr., BNA's Executive Compensation Library on the Web, March 8, 2010
"Executive Retirement Benefits in the Non-Profit Sector," (PDF), Russell A. Gaudreau, Jr., Crain's New York Business.com, February 23, 2010
"A Plan Sponsor's Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA: With Great Responsibility Comes Great Potential Liability," (PDF), Marcia Wagner and John Sohn, 401(k) Advisor, February 2010
"Best Practices Evolving from 401(k) Fee Litigation" (PDF), Marcia Wagner and John Sohn, 401(k) Advisor, February 2010
"Broadening Your Business," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser, January - February 2010
"Reforming Health Care: What Has the 'Public Plan Option' Got To Do With It?" Alvin D. Lurie, BenefitsLink.com, January 8, 2010
"Is It Now Time for Managed Accounts?" (PDF). Marcia Wagner and Dennis Blair, New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2009
"Partial Plan Terminations," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, Vol. 15, No. 5, July 2009
"A Meditation on the Definition of Plan Assets," (PDF), Marcia Wagner and Stephen Migausky, The ASPPA Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, Winter 2009
"Proposed DOL Rules On 401(k) Fee Disclosures" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, June, 2008
"Criminal Issues Regarding Title I Investment Breaches," (PDF) Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, March, 2008
"Criminal Issues Regarding ERISA Investment," (PDF) Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, February 2008
"The Senate Tax Patent Bill, Even Worse that the House Provision," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, February, 2008
"Where Fiduciary & Preemption Issues are Headed in 2008" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, ERISA Litigation Update for CFDD, February 21, 2008
"Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System: A Guide for the Novice" Diane Goulder Cohen, Benefits Law Journal, 2008
"Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System: A Guide for the Novice" Dennis Blair, Benefits Law Journal, Spring 2008
"ERISA Viewpoint: Make the Most of Auto-Enrollment Rules – Taking Advantage of the QDIA, ACA, EACA and QACA Standards." John J. Sohn, Legg Mason's The Retirement Edge, Fall 2008.
"ERISA Viewpoint: Participant Education Can reduce the Employer's Risk." John J. Sohn, Legg Mason's The Retirement Edge, Summer 2008.
"Commentary on the Patent Reform Act of 2007 Issued Patents and Patent Applications," Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November, 2007
401k Fees - Litigation and Best Practices; Disclosure to Plan Participants" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, September 2007
"To Trust or Not to Trust - Enter Code Section 678," (three-part series), Stephen M. Newman, Society of Financial Professionals Journal, August - October 2007
"Fiduciary Issues Associated with Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant Directed Individual Account Plans," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, NYU Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Review, August 2007
"Will ERISA Preemption Derail Massachusetts Health Care Reform?" (PDF) NYU Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Review, August 2007
"MA Health Care Reform Law" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, July 2007
"Will ERISA Preemption Derail Massachusetts Health Care Reform?" (PDF) Marcia Wagner, Compensation Planning Journal, June 2007
"Preserve ERISA Plans with Proactive, Voluntary Changes," Marcia Wagner, Business Insurance, February 2007
"Learn to Uncover Hidden 401(k) Fees," Marcia Wagner, Boston Women's Business Journal, February 2007
"Fiduciary Issues Associated with Default Investment Alternatives Under Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Compensation Planning Journal, January 2007
"Supreme Court Confirms Health Plan’s Right to Reimbursement from Third Party Recoveries," Dennis Blair, Benefits Law Journal, Autumn 2006, with Stephanie V. Rosseau
"The Canaries Sing But They Sing Not to Thee," Alvin D. Lurie, Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning Email Newsletter #372, July 12, 2006
"Is Medical Tourism the Right Option?" Marcia Wagner, Boston Women's Business Journal, November 2006
"ERISA Plan Corrections: An Attractive Alternative to Hefty Penalties," Marcia Wagner, New England In-House, October 2006
"Medical Tourism: What are Your Options?" Marcia Wagner, Employee Benefits News, October 2006
"Medical Tourism and Group Health Plans," Marcia Wagner, Journal of Compensation and Benefits, September/October 2006
"The IRS Continues its Section 2036 Assault on FLPs-Part 3," Eugene F. Pollingue, Jr., Jerald David August and Guy Maxfield, Business Entities (Warren, Gorham & Lamont), May/June 2006
"Employee Benefits Bankruptcy Issues That Law Firms Need to Know," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, May 2006
"Solving the Dependent Definition Dilemma in Employee Benefit Plans," Dennis Blair, Benefits Law Journal, Spring 2006, with Brian Malynn
"What Is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994?" Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, July 2005
"Fiduciary Issues Associated with Life Cycle Funds in Individual Account Plans" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, May 2005
"The New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program," Marcia S. Wagner, Esq. and Deanna H. Niño, Esq. Copyrighted by, and reprinted with the permission of Tax Management, Inc.
"An Update on USERRA as it Affects Plans," Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, March 2005
"The Mutual Fund Scandals: What's A Plan Sponsor To Do?" Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, October 2004
"Same Sex Spouses in Massachusetts: The Affect on Employee Benefits," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, February 2004
"Managed Accounts: Still the Best, Least Risky Solution Yet Developed", Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, November 2003
"Paying Expenses from Plan Assets," Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, October 2003
"Managed Accounts: Are They the Answer?", Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, August 2003
"Dependent care spending accounts—do they make sense in 2003?" Dennis Blair, Benefits Quarterly, Second Quarter 2003, with Joe Lineberry
"HIPAA Health Data Privacy Rules: Final Regs. Issued," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, February 2003
"Designing long-term disability plans: Tax efficiency vs. maximizing wage replacement." Dennis Blair, Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter 2003, with Randall W. Luecke
"State Income Tax Statutes Could Frustrate Retirement Plan Sponsors," Dennis Blair, Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter 2003
Citigroup's Comments to Proposed regulations Under IRS Section 411(b)(1)(H) – Relief Requested for Cash Balance Plans and Other Hybrid Plans," John J. Sohn, March 2003.
"The Impact of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 on 401(k) Plans," Ari J. Sonneberg, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, Volume 4, Number 3, Summer 2002
"Understanding Split-Dollar Arrangement Rules," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, May 2002
"Qualified State Tuition Programs: Differentiating Among the Two Types," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, August 2001
"Department of Labor Establishes New Fiduciary Self-Correction Program," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, January 2001
"ERISA Allows Employers to Provide 'Hot' Benefits Without Getting Burned", Diane Goulder Cohen, The Daily Reporter, 2001
"Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of the New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program," University of Denver College of Law, Marcia Wagner, Preventive Law Reporter, Summer 2000
"Friend or Foe? The Pros and Cons of the New Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program," Marcia Wagner, BNA Tax Management Memorandum, June 2000
"Participant Self Direction of Account Balances: Investment Advice or Investment Education", Marcia Wagner, Villanova Journal of Law and Investment Management, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Winter 1999
"Correcting Plan Defects," Marcia Wagner, Massachusetts Bar Association Taxation Section Newsletter, October 1999
"IRS Consolidates Employer Options for Correcting Pension Plan Defects," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, June 1999
"ERISA, Employee Benefits and Employment Update", Marcia Wagner, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants On-Line, March 1999
"The Provision of Investment Advice," Marcia S. Wagner, Esq. Newsletter Vol. 26, No.1, January 1998
"Changes to IRS Correction Programs", Marcia Wagner, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, December 1998
"Law Firm Tax-Qualified Pension Plans: A Case Study," Marcia Wagner, Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, December 1998
"Eliminating Preretirement Distributions to Employees", Marcia Wagner, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, December 1998
"The Provision of Investment Advice Under PTE 97-60", Marcia Wagner, Trust & Investments, September/October 1998
"The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60," Marcia Wagner, American Bankers Association, September 1998
"The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60," Marcia Wagner, American Bar Association, Taxation Section Employee Benefits Committee meeting materials, January 1998
"The Provision of Investment Advice Under Prohibited Transaction Exemption 97-60," Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, January 1998
"Doing It For Themselves," Claire Papanastasiou, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, January 13, 1997
"Tax-Qualified Retirement and Annuity Plans May Self-Correct Operational Violations," Marcia Wagner, MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, February 1997
"Pension Simplification Highlights," Marcia Wagner, MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, November 1996
"Alternatives To Plan Disqualification," Marcia S. Wagner, Reprinted from the Proceedings of New York University's Fifty-Third Institute on Federal Taxation 1995
"Alternatives to Plan Disqualification, Including Discussion of 403(b) Plans," Marcia Wagner, New York University Fifty-Third Institute on Federal Taxation (Matthew Bender), October 1995
"The Department of Labor Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program," Marcia Wagner, MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, October 1995
"Current Developments in Estate and Gift Taxation," Stephen M. Newman, New York State Bar Association Trust and Estate Law Section Newsletter, Summer 1995
"Retirement planning: More Than Investment Education," Dennis Blair, Journal of the American Society of CLU & ChFC
"Crime and Punishment - The Theory, Evolution and Future of Alternatives to Plan Disqualification," Marcia Wagner, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal (Special ERISA 20th Anniversary Issue), December 1994
"Income and Estate Tax Planning for Distributions from Qualified Plans and IRAs," (two-part series), Stephen M. Newman, New York State Bar Journal, May/June 1994 and July/August 1994
"A General Introduction to Employee Benefit Plans," Marcia Wagner, The Best of MCLE Journal, February 1994
"Qualified Plans With Disqualifying Defects: The Changing Face of Enforcement," Marcia Wagner, MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, September 1993; reprinted in Massachusetts Bar Association's Best of the Sections 1993-1994
"Bankruptcy Protection for Retiree Health Benefits Increasing," Dennis Blair, Benefits Law Journal, Autumn 1993
"New Direct Transfer and Tax Withholding Rules for Benefit Plan Distributions," Marcia Wagner, MBA Section of Taxation Newsletter, October 1992; reprinted in Massachusetts Bar Association's Best of the Sections 1992-1993
"Insider Reporting and Short Swing Trading Rules for Qualified Defined Contribution Plans," Dennis Blair, Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter 1992.
"Defined Contribution Plans and Investments in GICs," Dennis Blair, Tax Management Financial Planning Journal, Mar. 17, 1992
"Walking Through the Discrimination Testing Maze for Welfare Plans," Dennis Blair, Benefits Quarterly, Second Quarter 1987, with Mark W. Kimble
"How to Avoid Estate Tax on Nonqualified Plan Benefits," Stephen M. Newman, Taxation for Lawyers, September/October 1986
"Tax Procedures Involving the Internal Revenue Service," Eugene F. Pollingue, Jr., Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 34, No. 2, August 1986
"How to Avoid Estate Tax on Nonqualified Plan Benefits," Stephen M. Newman, Taxation for Accountants, April 1986

"An Estate Planners View of Spouse Owned Life Insurance," Stephen M. Newman, Trusts and Estate Magazine, July 1975

Books

Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner and Virginia Peabody, Aspen Publishers, 2011 - 2010 edition
BNA Tax Management Portfolio: "EPCRS - Plan Correction and Disqualification," Marcia Wagner and Diane Cohen, (2010)
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2010-2011 edition
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2009-2010 edition
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2008-2009 edition
Bender's Federal Income Taxation of Retirement Plans, Marcia Wagner, (Chapter 1: Introduction to Retirement Legislation and Guide to Application: From ERISA to Pension Protection Act) and (Chapter 11: Controlled Groups and Affiliated Service Groups) 2008 edition
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2007-2008 edition
Advising Small Businesses: "Qualified Retirement Plans", Marcia Wagner, West Services, Inc. 2007 edition. Click here for excerpt, Chapter 39: Qualified Retirement Plans.
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2005 edition and 2006-2007 edition
BNA Tax Management Portfolio: "ERISA Litigation, Procedure, Preemption and Other Title I Issues" Marcia Wagner, (2005)
BNA Tax Management Portfolio: "EPCRS – Plan Correction and Disqualification," Marcia Wagner, (2004)
Quick Reference to HIPAA Compliance, Marcia Wagner, Aspen Publishers, 2004
BNA Tax Management Portfolio: "Plan Disqualification and ERISA Litigation" (1993); Marcia Wagner, update 1999
Labor and Employment Law: Compliance and Litigation, Marcia Wagner, Contributor for ERISA/employee benefits chapters, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, 1997
The FMLA Guide, by Dennis Blair: Practical Solutions to Administration and Management/Chicago: Irwin Professional Pub., 1996

Articles that Quote The Wagner Law Group Team

"Retirement Fund Fees Squeezed By Disclosure Rules," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, Bloomberg, January 5, 2012
"Retirement Plan Brokers Outsource Fiduciary Duties," (open new window) Marcia Wagner, Investment News, January 1, 2012
"States Struggle to Meet Demand of Public Pensions," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, Texas Insider, December 21, 2011
"Probe of High-Profile 401(k) Fiduciary Advocate Could Cost Advisers Business," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, Investment News, November 14, 2011
"Workers Come Out Winners Even After 401(k) Lawsuits Are Losers," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2011
"Deja Vu: The Advice Regs Are Here, Now What?" (PDF), Marcia S. Wagner, The 401(k) Wire, October 25, 2011
"Labor Department Issues Rule on 401(k) Advice," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, Bloomberg, October 24, 2011
"Government: 401(k) Fee Disclosures May Be Electronic," (opens new window) Marcia Wagner, The Associated Press, September 13, 2011
"Great-West, Lincoln Trust Jump on Plan and Participant Fee Disclosures," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, August 15, 2011
"Two New MEPs Combine Cash Balance and 401(k)," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The 401(k) Wire, August 4, 2011
"A TPA Launches a Pair of 403(b) MEPs," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The 401(k) Wire, August 2, 2011
"CIGNA Cash Balance Conversion Case: Justice Trumps Law 6-to-2 — But Who Got It Right?" (opens new window), Alvin D. Lurie, Benefits Link, June 29, 2011
"Phyllis Borzi: Protecting the Everyman's Benefits," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, June 12, 2011
"More Workers Borrowing Against Their Future, Threatening Retirement Security With 401(k) Loans," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Republic, June 7, 2011
"How Do I Pay Thee? Let Me Count The Ways," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Portico Wealth Advisors, May 17, 2011
"Ask an Expert - ERISA," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, LPL Financial Retirement Partners, May 2011
"3 Myths About 401(k) Plans; Fidelity Reports All-Time High," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Fox Business News, May 12, 2011
"The State of Pensions," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, CNBC.com, May 5, 2011
"States Increasingly Turn to 401Ks to Replace Pensions," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, FoxNews.com, April 5, 2011
"Higher Taxes Loom for 401(k) Savers," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2011
"Nuns Take O'Malley to Court Over Pensions," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Boston Globe, March 21, 2011
"New Jersey Asks IRS for a Look at Pension Funds," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Gloucester County Times, March 20, 2011
"Wish You Had a Pension?" (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Forbes.com, March 8, 2011
"State Street Securities - Lending Drops, Lawsuits Percolate," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Ignites.com, March 1, 2011
"Retirement Advice: What You Get for Free," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, SmartMoney.com, February 16, 2011
"Hotel Health Care Compliance, One Step at a Time," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Hotelnewsnow.com, February 11, 2011
"Dire Results Seen for 'Fiduciary' Tweak," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, February 6, 2011
"DOL Pension Proposal Could Rock Fund Firms," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, February 3, 2011
"The Mixed Riches of Retirement Plans," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Reuters Wealth Management Reporter, February 2, 2011
"Execs Keeping an Eye on Major Court Cases," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Pension & Investments, January 24, 2011
"The Economy in 2010: Stories You May Have Missed," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, PBS NewsHour, December 30, 2010
"Industry Execs Laud Latest Target-Date Proposal," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Pensions & Investments, December 8, 2010
"Legg Mason Entertains Advisors, Distributors and Reporters," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, MutualFundWire.com, December 3, 2010
"Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, CNBC, November 29, 2010
"Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, ABC News, November 29, 2010
"Labor Department Wants More Target Date Disclosure," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Chicago Breaking Business, November 29, 2010
"Labor Department Proposes Target Date 401(k) Rules," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Yahoo! Finance, November 29, 2010
"DOL Floats Disclosure Rule For 401(k) Target Date Funds," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, November 29, 2010
"Financial Advisers Fear Possible Rollover Rules," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, November 16, 2010
"Plan Sponsor's Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Teachers Advocate, November 10, 2010
"Automatic IRA 'Death Knell of Private-Pension System," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News,October 8, 2010
"PANC 2010: Keeping up with D.C.," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Planadviser.com, October 4, 2010
"'I'll Work Till I Die': Older Workers Say No To Retirement," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, CNNMoney.com, September 28, 2010
"Worker Contributions to U.S. Health Premiums Jump 14%, Kaiser Survey Says," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Bloomberg.com, September 2, 2010
"Target Date Turnover Troubles Big Firms," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, August 29, 2010
"SEC's Target Date Proposal Met With Raging Indifference," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, August 23, 2010
"Exercising Fiduciary Authority and Control Over the Investment Menu in ERISA 403(b) Plans," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Plansponsor.com, August 3, 2010
"Legislation Could Limit Use of Swaps," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Employee Benefit News, August 1, 2010
"Employee Suits Alleging Excessive 401(k) Fees Gain Ground," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2010
"Overall Response to Fee Rule Positive, Unbundling Requirement Biggest Challenge," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, BNA Pension and Benefits Reporter, July 21, 2010
"The 401(k) Fees You Might Not Know You're Paying," Marcia Wagner, Associated Press, July 20, 2010
"Lawsuits Over 401(k) Fees Driving Costs Down," Marcia Wagner, Associated Press, July 20, 201
"New Rule Could Reduce 401(k) Fees," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, CBS MoneyWatch.com, July 19, 2010
"Retirement Plan Providers to Disclose Compensation," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Chicago Breaking News - Tribune, July 14, 2010
"Class Notes 1987," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2010
"IRS Advisory Committee Recommends Changes To Determination Letter Process," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, CCH Pension, July 9, 2010
"Avoid Big 401(k) Changes as Stocks Swing," Marcia Wagner, The Street, June 28, 2010
"Target Fund Rules May Mean 401(k) Changes," Marcia Wagner, Investment News, June 27, 2010
"States Struggle to Meet Demand of Public Pensions," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Fiscal Times, June 22, 2010
"Target Date Fund Disclosure Plan Falls Short of the Mark, Say Critics," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, June 17, 2010
"Government Soon to Require Clearer 401(k) Fees," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Associated Press, June 15, 2010
"Advisory Panel Recommends Retirement Plan Changes," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Tax Notes, June 14, 2010
"Expert: New FedEx Policy on Benefits for Same-sex Partners Passes Legal Tests," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, The Commercial Appeal, May 25, 2010
"401(k) Providers Brace for New Fee Disclosure Regs," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, May 19, 2010
"Labor Department Takes First Step in Regulation of Target Date Funds," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, May 7, 2010
"Health Care Reform Will Impact Most Employers," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, International Accounts Payable Professionals, May 3, 2010
"Labor Dept. Inches Closer to Providing Target Date Guidance," (opens new window), Marcia Wagner, Investment News, April 27, 2010
"Health Reform Changes for Employers Could Start 'Immediately,'" (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Insurance Financial Advisor, April 13, 2010
"Judge Boots Sec Lending Case Against State Street," (PDF), Marcia Wagner, Ignites, March 29, 2010
"Rep or Fiduciary? Labor Department Says, 'Choose'" (opens new window), Darla Mercado, Investment News, March 14, 2010
"Practice Management: New Rules Likely to Shake Up IRA Advice" (opens new window), Kristen McNamara, Dow Jones News Service, March 3, 2010
Industry Eyes Lawsuits Over Pension Investment," FT.com, January 12, 2010
"ERISA Litigation Affects Plan Administration: An Interview With Marcia S. Wagner, Esq.," 401(k) Advisor, December 2009
"He Gets Riled About Risk," InvestmentNews, December 14, 2009
"U.S. Labor Department Further Extends Effective Date of Rules on Investment Advice," U.S. Department of Labor News Release, November 23, 2009
"Senate to Address Conflicts in Proprietary Target Funds," Investmentnews.com, October 27, 2009
"No Changes Needed to ERISA," Fundaction.com, October 12, 2009
"Practice Management: Retirement Plan Rules Help Independents," Dow Jones Newswires, September 16, 2009
"Labor Department Drops Bush Administration Proposed Retirement Advice Rule," Dow Jones Newswires, September 14, 2009
"Practice Management: Bills Could Shake Up Retirement Industry," Dow Jones Newswires, June 16, 2009
"Compliance Watch: Watch What You Say About Retirement," Dow Jones Newswires, April 21, 2009
"Target-Date Funds Could Fall Under ERISA," Pension & Investments, April 20, 2009
"Fiduciary Responsibility: DOL's Advice Rule Would Devastate 401(k) Plan Savings," Pension & Benefits Daily, March 12, 2009
"Seen and Heard: Rollovers and Reptiles Take Center Stage at CFDD," The401kWire.com, October 20, 2008
"Crucial Court Case May Spur 401(k) Lawsuits," InvestmentNews, October 14, 2008
"Putnam Event Draws Golden DC Advisors, Thought Leaders," The401kWire.com, June 17, 2008
"State Street Subprime Damages May Reach 12 Times Reserve Amount," Bloomberg.com, May 8, 2008
"Fiduciary Principles Should Apply In Selecting and Monitoring Target Funds," Pension & Benefits Daily, March 17, 2008
"Speakers Oppose Proposed Changes to Treatment of Insurance in Deferred Compensation," Tax Analysts, December 7, 2007
"Proposal Undercuts Retirement Savings of the Disabled, Speakers Tell IRS Panel," Pension & Benefits Daily, December 7, 2007
"Practitioners to Tell IRS Proposed Rule is Adverse to Retirement Income of Disabled," Pension & Benefits Daily, December 5, 2007
"Providers Said to Weigh QDIA-Only Platform," Defined Contribution & Savings Plan Alert, November 12, 2007
"Understanding Exposure Changing Roles, Lawsuits May Point to Increase in Liability for Advisers," Investment News, November 12, 2007
"Going the Distance for Health Savings," HR Magazine, March 2007
"Morgan Execs Back Off Plan to Switch Out of Own Fund," Pensions and Investments, April 5, 2004
"The Shame of Mutual Funds," Newsweek, September 29, 2003
"Institutions Ready to Pull the Plug if Claims are True," Pensions and Investments, September 15, 2003
"Attorney Claims Combs Changed Mind on Fiduciary Restrictions," Pensions and Investments, September 1, 2003
"Advice and Dissent," Institutional Investor, March 2002
"Attorneys Can Put More Money Tax-Free Into Retirement Plans," Lawyers, July 2001
"Law Firms, Other Businesses Must Revise Retirement Plans," Lawyers, May 2001
"Counsel Fees in ERISA Case Denied by Judge," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 25, 1999
"Keogh Panic," Forbes, August 10, 1998
"TCW Wins Approval to Advise 401(k) Clients," The New York Times, November 2, 1997
"TCW Gets Permission From Labor Department to Give 401(k) Advice," Bloomberg, L.P., October 1997

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The Wagner Law Group Celebrates 15th Anniversary, September 7, 2011
The Wagner Law Group Expands Practice into Employment Law, August 8, 2011
The Wagner Law Group Opens New Office, July 18, 2011
The Wagner Law Group Expands into Estate Planning, April 4, 2011
Marcia Wagner Named in Top 30 Most Influential, January 31, 2011
The Wagner Law Group Names John Sohn Partner, January 4, 2011
The Wagner Law Group Attorneys Receive Awards, October 20, 2010
The Wagner Law Group Garners Top Awards, June 25, 2010
IRS' ACT Issues Sweeping Recommendations According to Project Chair Marcia Wagner, June 15, 2010
Health Care Reform Act Will Impact Most Employers According to Marcia Wagner of The Wagner Law Group, April 7, 2010
Marcia Wagner Named Top 40 Most Influential, January 24, 2010

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February 2012

Legal Updates in ERISA, Employee Benefits & Human Resources; The Wagner Law Group News; New Final Regulations Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2); Tax Guidance on Lifetime Income Options; Upcoming Events; Seminars; Wagner Articles; Webinars.

January 2012

Legal Updates in ERISA, Employee Benefits & Human Resources; The Wagner Law Group News; Year in Review; ERISA/Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist; Welfare Benefit Plans; Tax Qualified Plan; Employee Plan Issues in General; Marcia Wagner has been nominated as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Defined Contribution by 401(k) Wire.

November 2011

Legal Updates in ERISA, Employee Benefits & Human Resources; The Wagner Law Group News; 2012 Cost-of-Living Adjustments; DOL Issues Interim Guidance on Electronic Delivery of Disclosures for Participant-Directed Plans; PBGC Provides Premium-Related Relief to Plan Sponsors; New IRS Program Allows Employers to Voluntarily Reclassify Workers as Employees and Receive Partial Tax Relief; Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of PPACA; Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations on PPACA's Uniform Summary of Benefits Coverage; New Rules on Women's Preventative Care; PPACA's Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Rules Amended; HHS Issues Proposed Regulations on PPACA Exchanges' Eligibility and Employer Standards; HHS Issues Guidance Exempting HRAs from PPACA's Annual Maximum Benefit Rule; Court Rules Actual Receipt of COBRA Election Notice Not Required; Enrollment in Medicare Part A Required to Maintain Eligibility for Social Security Benefits; Best Practices Related to Workplace Harassment; First Circuit Finds Employer Liable for USERRA Violations; NLRB Extends Implementation Date for Notice-Posting Rule; Marcia Wagner, Russ Gaudreau and John Keegan named Massachusetts Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers Magazine; Ari Sonneberg received the Rising Star nod by Super Lawyers Magazine; Stephen Newman and David Gabor named New York Super Lawyers by Super Lawyer Magazine; Upcoming Events; Seminars; Wagner Articles; Webinars.

September 2011

Legal Updates in ERISA & Employee Benefits World; The Wagner Law Group News; IRS Clarifies Process for Terminating 403(b) Plans and Tax Impact; Common 409A Compliance Problems for Employers; ERISA Fee Disclosure Rules; Form 5500 Updates; Supreme Court Remedies for Misrepresentations in SPDs; Employment, Labor and Human Resources Law; David Gabor and Geri Zamber join the firm; Upcoming Events; Seminars; Wagner Articles; Webinars.

June 2011

Legal Updates in ERISA & Employee Benefits World; The Wagner Law Group News; Health Care Reform; Fox Business News Appearance; Seminars; Wagner Articles.

May 2011

Legal Updates in ERISA & Employee Benefits World; The Wagner Law Group News; Round 2 of the IRS Determination Letter Program for Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans; "In Plan" Roth Conversions; New Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code Requires Significant Changes to Retirement Plans for Puerto Ricans; DOL Releases Final Disclosure Regs; New Electronic Deposit Rules for Payment of Retirement Plan Withholding Taxes; New Form ADV Part 2; CNN Newsroom Appearance; Seminars; Wagner Articles; Webinars.

April 2011

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Save the Date; The Wagner Law Group News; New Office Address; Estate Planning and Administration; Stephen M. Newman, Eugene F. Pollingue, Marilen Hartnett, and Regina Dinkes join the firm; CNBC Appearance; Marcia Wagner is listed as one of the top 25 attorneys in the inaugural issue of Boston Business Journal's Who's Who of Attorneys in New England; Seminars; Wagner Articles.

January 2011

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Healthcare Reform Act; Three Courts Rules on Constitutionality; Grandfather Rules Revised; Required Notices; Internal and External Review Requirements; Discrimination Rules for Insured Plans; Cafeteria Plans; COBRA; HITECH; FMLA; GINA; Cost of Living Adjustments; NBC News Appearance; Fox News Appearance; Seminars; Wagner Articles.

October 25, 2010

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; DOL Issues Final Regulations on Mandatory Fee Disclosures for Plan Participants; DOL Regulatory Proposal to Broaden Its "Fiduciary" Definition under ERISA; Marcia Wagner, Russ Gaudreau, John Keegan named Massachusetts Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers Magazine; Ari Sonneberg received the Rising Star nod by Super Lawyers Magazine; Roberta Johnnene joins firm; Al Lurie named as an adviser to the Federal Tax Institute of New England; Tax Management of the Bureau of National Affairs published "EPCRS - Plan Correction and Disqualification," by Marcia Wagner and Diane Cohen.

October 2010

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Litigation Matters; Same Sex Marriage Matters; Court Ruling on Excessive Fee Claim Against Mutual Fund Investment Advisor May Have Implications for 401(k) Excessive Fee Cases; Supreme Court Ruling on Attorney's Fees; Supreme Court Rules on Differential Standard of Review for Plan Administrators.

September 2010 No. 2

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Welfare Benefit Plans; Health Care Reform Overview; Notification and Open Enrollment Issues Under the Health Care Reform Act; Proposed Regulations Issued on HITECH Rules.

September 2010 No. 1

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Executive Compensation; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Voluntary Correction Program for Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Failures.

August 2010

Legal Updates in the ERISA & Employee Benefits World; Tax-qualified and 403(b) Plans; IRS Determination Letter Program; Partial Plan Termination; Roth IRA Conversions; Pension Funding Relief Law; FBAR Rules; Heightened Enforcement Regarding Employee Misclassification; Auto-IRA Legislation Introduced in Senate and House; Interim Final 408(b)(2) Regulations; DOL Proposes New Regulations for Investment Advice; New Form 5500 Reporting Requirements; What Every Plan Sponsor Needs to Know.

June 2010

The Wagner Law Group Garners Top Honors; Marcia Wagner and Russ Gaudreau Recognized as Boston's Best Lawyers; Employee Benefits of the Year; Marcia Receives IRS Commissioner's Award; C-SPAN Appearance; Associated Press Interview; Investment News Interview; Fiscal Times Interview; Webcasts; Seminars and Papers; Wagner Articles.

March 2010
ERISA Litigation Update, the litigation spawned by the Hecker v. Deere lawsuit and review the major cases that have recently settled. John Sohn joins the firm; Wagner speeches.

March 2010 Vol. XV, No. 1
Webinar on Health Care Reform Act; Additional Speeches; Alex Olsen Joins Firm; Services We Provide; Contact Info; Health Care Reform Enacted; Reform Act Provisions; Employers Must Take Action Now; Welfare and Fringe Benefits; COBRA Subsidy Update; Employers Must Report Welfare Plan Excise Taxes; Mental Health Parity Act Regulations Issued; Children's Health Insurance Program Notice Requirements; HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules Update; Regulations Issued on Genetic Information; Nondiscrimination Massachusetts Health Care Reform Regulations; Modified EFAST2 On-Line.

February 2010
Marcia Wagner named one of the top 40 Most Influential in the 401(k) Industry.

June 2009 Vol. XII, No. 1
New disclosure requirements; FAS 157; Form 5500 changes and expanded 403(b) plan reporting; partial plan terminations; IRS final regulations on automatic enrollment plans; reduction or suspension of safe harbor nonelective contributions; 2009 required minimum distributions suspended; 403(b) plan writing requirement deadline; Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008; Code Section 409A operational failure relief; COBRA subsidies and HIPAA privacy rules under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Massachusetts health care reform update; same-sex marriage developments.

November 2008 Vol. XI, No. 2
This Newsletter reports the 2009 index limits for Social Security benefits, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits for tax-qualified retirement plans, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) guarantee limit and Medicare rates. These past several months have been busy indeed with respect to tax and ERISA law changes, as well as updates to Massachusetts health care law.

May 2008 Vol. XI, No. 1
2009 indexed limits; Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008; changes to IRS’s Voluntary Correction Program; DOL proposed rules for participant-directed investments; Mental Health Parity Act; Massachusetts health care reform.

October 2007 Vol. X, No. 3
2008 indexed limits; Massachusetts health care reform update.

September 2007 Vol. X, No. 2
Final Code Section 403(b) regulations issued by IRS; IRS ruling on partial plan terminations; IRS regulations affecting cafeteria plans; IRS regulations on dependent care tax credit.

January 2007 Vol. X, No. 1
2007 indexed limits; Pension Protection Act of 2006; Massachusetts health care reform update; cash balance plans.

April 2006 Vol. IX, No. 1
2006 indexed limits; IRS final regulations on Roth 401(k) plans; IRS final regulations under Code Section 401(k); IRS proposed regulations under Code Section 403(b); IRS proposed regulations on phased retirement under pension plans; Deficit Reduction Act; Hurricane Katrina statutory and administrative relief; a HIPPA update.

November 2004 Vol. VIII, No. 1
2005 indexed limits; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

December 2003 Vol. VII, No. 2
Impact of same-sex marriage on employee benefits in Massachusetts.

November 2003 Vol. VII, No. 1
2004 indexed limits; new developments in the IRS’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System and DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program; IRS guidance on deemed IRAs; new regulations interpreting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

November 2002 Vol. VI, No. 2
2003 indexed limits.

March 2002 Vol. VI, No. 1
2002 indexed limits; GUST remedial amendment period extended; Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; EPCRS changes; DOL’s final claims procedure regulations.

November 2000 Vol. V, No. 2
2001 index limits.

August 2000 Vol. V, No. 1
Extension of GUST remedial amendment period; update to Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System; Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program established; electronic notices.

November 1999 Vol IV No.1
2000 indexed limits.

November 1998 Vol.III, No.2
1999 indexed limits.

September 1998 Vol. III, No.1
IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998; Rev. Proc. 98-22 consolidating IRS correction programs into Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System. /p>

November 1997 Vol. II, No.2
1998 indexed limits.

September 1997 Vol. II, No.1
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; plan amendments required by Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996; investment advice.

September 1996 Vol. I, No.2
Sexual harassment policies for Massachusetts businesses.

September 1996 Vol. I, No.1
Small Business Protection Act of 1996.

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