The IRS has issued Notice 2022-28 (the “Notice”) to explain the tax treatment of employer leave-based donation programs to aid the people of Ukraine. The Notice begins by stating that the “invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation beginning on February 24, 2022,...
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Retirement Bill Eyeing ERISA Arbitration Ban Stirs Strong Reaction: PLANSPONSOR
Retirement Bill Eyeing ERISA Arbitration Ban Stirs Strong Reaction - PLANSPONSOR, May 24, 2022 (PDF)
4 Takeaways As DOL Mulls Climate Risk For Retirees: Law360
4 Takeaways As DOL Mulls Climate Risk For Retirees – Law360, IvelisseBerio LeBeau, May 20, 2022 (PDF)
Small Employer Did Not Commit Itself to FMLA Leave Requirements
In Jones v. Wireless Time of Alabama, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama ruled that an employee was not entitled to FMLA leave despite the fact that her employer referred to the FMLA in its employee handbook. Facts. An employee who had been...
Insurer Breached Fiduciary Duty to Maintain Effective Benefit Enrollment System
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Skelton v. Radisson Hotel Bloomington, has upheld a district court’s decision that an insurer acted as a fiduciary in determining eligibility and conducting enrollment for an employer’s supplemental life insurance program, and...
Attorney Alice Chh-Mei Chen Joins The Wagner Law Group
Attorney Alice Chh-Mei Chen Joins The Wagner Law Group: Click here to read announcement
Elizabeth Warren Taken to Task by Experts for ‘Misplaced,’ ‘Misinformed’ and Ultimately Toothless Letter to Fidelity’s Abby Johnson, Criticizing Firm’s New Bitcoin-Inclusive 401(k) Menus
Elizabeth Warren Taken to Task by Experts for ‘Misplaced,’ ‘Misinformed’ and Ultimately Toothless Letter to Fidelity’s Abby Johnson, Criticizing Firm’s New Bitcoin-Inclusive 401(k) Menus – Marcia Wagner, RIABiz, May 6, 2022 (PDF)
Are You Ready for the SEC’s New Marketing Rule?
Are You Ready for the SEC’s New Marketing Rule? – Seth Gaudreau and Steve Wilkes, National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA), May 6, 2022 (PDF)
White Paper: SEC Marketing Rule
SEC Marketing Rule Insights By Seth Gadreau and Stephen Wilkes With the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) November 4, 2022, date for full compliance with its “Marketing Rule” (found here) approaching, firms need to be working towards updating their...
November SEC Advertising Rule Compliance Date Fast Approaching
November SEC Advertising Rule Compliance Date Fast Approaching – Seth Gaudreau and Steve Wilkes, PLANADVISER, May 5, 2022 (PDF)