Pension Issues in Restructuring and Bankruptcy
Pension Issues in Restructuring and Bankruptcy - Israel Goldowitz, Panelist, 21st Annual Advance Restructuring & Plan of Reorganization Conference, November 14, 2022, New York, NY
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Working With the PBGC
Working With the PBGC - Israel Goldowitz, Panelist, Conference of Consulting Actuaries 2022 Annual Meeting, October 16 - 19, 2022, Austin, TX
Free Webinar: Is Your Plan Ready for a DOL Audit – Recording Available
RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Every year, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) perform thousands of audits on employee benefit retirement plans. Even under the best conditions, these audits can be stressful and time consuming for an...
Ninth Circuit Requires Lower Court to Consider New Evidence in LTD Suit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Kay v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, has reversed a lower court’s decision upholding an insurer’s termination of long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits after concluding that the “district court abused its...
RS Announces New Pre-Audit Compliance Pilot Program
IRS Announces New Pre-Audit Compliance Pilot Program - Marcia Wagner, 401(k) Advisor, September 2022
Making Lemonade of Legal Lemons, New Wave of ERISA Class Actions Accuse Fiduciaries of ‘Imprudently’ Using Low-Fee, High-Rated Funds, Like BlackRock TDFs
Making Lemonade of Legal Lemons, New Wave of ERISA Class Actions Accuse Fiduciaries of 'Imprudently' Using Low-Fee, High-Rated Funds, Like BlackRock TDFs - Ari Sonneberg, RIABiz, September 22, 2022 (PDF)
Federal Court Finds Key Part of ACA’s Preventive Service Mandate Unconstitutional
A Texas federal district court, in Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra, has held that the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA’s”) requirement that most group health plans and health insurers cover certain recommended preventive services without cost-sharing violates the...
Conflicting Rulings Prompt Call for ERISA Guidance
Conflicting Rulings Prompt Call for ERISA Guidance - Jordan Mamorsky, Pensions & Investments, September 19, 2022 (PDF)
Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It?
Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It? - Katherine Brustowicz, SHRM, September 16, 2022 (PDF)
Department of Labor Updates Guidance on Independence of Qualified Plan Accountants
Plan sponsors of large employee benefit pension plans are familiar with the requirement of audited financial statements for annual reporting purposes. That requirement is discussed in the DOL’s 2018 guidebook “Selecting an Auditor for Your Employee Benefit Plan,” and...