How Intense Will the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Defense Be? It Depends on the Election
How Intense Will the DOL's Fiduciary Rule Defense Be? It Depends on the Election - Marcia Wagner, Pensions & Investments, October 22, 2024 (PDF)
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Forfeiture Accounts Hold More Than Nonvested Employer Contributions
The Wagner Law Group continues to monitor the ongoing flood of “forfeiture” litigation. This alert is our seventh reporting on and analyzing the nature of the claims raised by plaintiffs, the defenses asserted against them, and the court opinions deciding the issues...
IRS Provides Guidance on Application of SECURE 2.0 Act’s Coverage of Long-Term, Part-Time Employees
By Jon Schultze and Barry Salkin In Notice 2024-73, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance on the application of certain non-discrimination rules to long-term, part-time employees in Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 403(b) plans subject to ERISA...
CMS Issues Medicare Reporting Penalty Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued final rules on the penalties imposed when Responsible Reporting Entities (“RREs”) fail to meet their Medicare as Secondary Payer (“MSP”) reporting obligations. Background. In general terms, the MSP...
The Wagner Law Group Virtual Lunch & Learn: How to Reduce Employer Risk From Hire To Fire
The Wagner Law Group Virtual Lunch & Learn: How to Reduce Employer Risk From Hire To Fire - Katherine Brustowicz, David Gabor, Johanna Matloff and Denise Chicoine, November 13, 2024, 1:00 - 2:00 PM (EST) and November 21, 2024, 2:00 to 3:00 PM (EST) - Click here to...
Argent Trust Co. Petitions for Supreme Court to Provide Guidance on ERISA Arbitration
Argent Trust Co. Petitions for Supreme Court to Provide Guidance on ERISA Arbitration - PLANSPONSOR, October 14, 2024 (PDF)
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard – What Managers Should Know Before a Request for Leave or an Accommodation is Made
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard - What Managers Should Know Before a Request for Leave or an Accommodation is Made - David Gabor and Katherine Brustowicz, The Wagner Law Group free webinar, November 19, 2024, 1:00 - 1:30 PM (EST) - Click here for details and registration
Parties in Pentegra MEP Lawsuit Decline Presence of Advisory Jury at Upcoming Trial
Parties in Pentegra MEP Lawsuit Decline Presence of Advisory Jury at Upcoming Trial - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, October 11, 2024 (PDF)
Surprise—You Just Missed a PBGC Reportable Events Deadline!
Surprise—You Just Missed a PBGC Reportable Events Deadline! - Harold Ashner, Wolters Kluwer Journal of Pension & Benefits, Vol. 31, No. 4, Summer 2024
Bills to Ban Arbitration Clauses Reappear in House, Senate
Bills to Ban Arbitration Clauses Reappear in House, Senate - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, October 9, 2024 (PDF)