Attorney: DOL’s Interpretation of Fiduciary Rule More Expansive Than Ever
Attorney: DOL's Interpretation of Fiduciary Rule More Expansive Than Ever - Stephen Wilkes, WealthManagement.com, November 10, 2021 (PDF)
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Insurer Not Bound By Employer’s Errors
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, in Talasek v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., that an insurer was not required to pay a supplemental life insurance claim merely because of misrepresentations by the employer that sponsored and administered a group life...
Retirement Plans in Bankruptcy
Retirement Plans in Bankruptcy - Thomas Clark, Jr., Israel Goldowitz and Jordan Mamorsky, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, November 5, 2021
Retirement Industry People Moves
Retirement Industry People Moves - Zach Meth, PLANSPONSOR, November 5, 2021 (PDF)
Service Provider Collaboration and the DOL’s Cybersecurity Guidance
Service Provider Collaboration and the DOL’s Cybersecurity Guidance - Jon Schultze, Susan Rees and Barry Salkin, November 5, 2021 (PDF)
Employer May Terminate Employee Because It Corrected FMLA Irregularities
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled, in Watson v. Drexel University, that an employer may terminate an employee for taking unauthorized leave because it had previously corrected a mistake in its FMLA certification requirements. Facts. An employee...
IRS Announces Cost-of-Living Adjustments Affecting Retirement Plans for 2022
The Internal Revenue Service announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting certain dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related limitations for 2022 in Notice 2021-61. The following chart details 2022 retirement plan dollar limitation...
Getting Retirement Plan Help From the IRS
Getting Retirement Plan Help From the IRS - Ari Sonneberg, PLANSPONSOR, November 3, 2021
Misuse of Participant Confidential Data
As we explained in our recent Law Alert, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has become highly focused on the cybersecurity practices of plan sponsors and their service providers and has begun asking comprehensive cybersecurity questions in plan audits. It seems clear the...
Mini Law School for Massachusetts HR Professionals
Mini Law School for Massachusetts HR Professionals- - David Gabor and Katherine Brustowicz, panelists, National Business Institute live, online, HR-credit and CPE-credit seminar, November 1, 2021, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (EDT) - Click here for details and registration