By Michael Schloss Pension risk transfers (“PRTs”) continue to make the news. And well they should. Last year alone, over $100 billion in liabilities were transferred from defined benefit pension...
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If You Cross-Trade Securities, Make Sure Not to Cross ERISA
If You Cross-Trade Securities, Make Sure Not to Cross ERISA - Michael Schloss, Bloomberg Tax, March 8, 2023 (PDF)
DOL Streamlines PTE Application Rule With New Requirements
DOL Streamlines PTE Application Rule With New Requirements - Michael Schloss and Stephen Wilkes, Bloomberg Law, February 29, 2024 (PDF)
Surviving the New DOL Game Plan for Prohibited Transaction Exemptions
Surviving the New DOL Game Plan for Prohibited Transaction Exemptions - Michael Scholss and Stephen Wilkes, The Wagner Law Group Webinar, March 19, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 PM (EDT) - Click here for...
Bugielski v. At&T Case Continues With Appellate Reversal
By Michael Schloss and Stephen Wilkes On August 4, 2023, a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a District Court decision in favor of AT&T - holding that AT&T breached its fiduciary duties by,...
Yellow: Pension Plan Unjustly Seeking ‘Free Money’ From Bankruptcy Case
Yellow: Pension Plan Unjustly Seeking ‘Free Money’ From Bankruptcy Case - Michael Schloss, FleetOwner, December 15, 2023 (PDF)
Merrill Edge in Hot Seat Over Rates Paid on IRAs
Merrill Edge in Hot Seat Over Rates Paid on IRAs - Michael Schloss, Financial Planning, December 14, 2023 (PDF)
Longstanding Internal Revenue Service Position Called into Question
By Barry Salkin, Michael Schloss and Mark Greenstein Recently, several class action lawsuits have been filed challenging the permissibility of plan language providing discretion as to how...
The Retirement Security (Nee Fiduciary) Rule Rides Again
By Michael Schloss, Andrew Oringer, Barry Salkin, John Sohn and Stephen Wilkes Earlier this week, on October 31, 2023, the Department of Labor (the “Department”) rolled out its long anticipated new...
IRS Issues Notice Providing Relief to Taxpayers Affected by Recent Terroristic Actions Against Israel
By Michael Schloss On October 13, 2023, responding to the terroristic action in the State of Israel that began on October 7, 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service...
The Future Is Now for ERISA Fiduciary Duties Around Plan Data
The Future Is Now for ERISA Fiduciary Duties Around Plan Data - Michael Schloss, Bloomberg Law, September, 27. 2023 (PDF)
Pension benefits at Yellow Corp. secured by Teamsters fund bailout this year
Pension Benefits at Yellow Corp. Secured by Teamsters Fund Bailout This Year - Michael Schloss, Pensions & Investments, August 1, 2023 (PDF)
ERISA Allows Plan Fiduciaries to Pursue More Than Just Money
ERISA Allows Plan Fiduciaries to Pursue More Than Just Money - Michael Schloss, Bloomberg Tax, July 10, 2023 (PDF)
The Wagner Law Group Grows its Washington D.C. Office with Veteran DOL Attorney Michael Schloss
The Wagner Law Group Grows its Washington D.C. Office with Veteran DOL Attorney Michael Schloss - June 7, 2023