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How Do Multiemployer Plans Claim COBRA Premium Assistance Credit?
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How Do Multiemployer Plans Claim COBRA Premium Assistance Credit?
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

​The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2021-31 which provides guidance for multiemployer plans and plan administrators regarding the new credit available to them for providing continuation health coverage to certain individuals under COBRA. We summarized the COBRA changes under American […]

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SECURE Act Guidance: What DC Plan Sponsors Need to Know
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SECURE Act Guidance: What DC Plan Sponsors Need to Know
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

Federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL), have been busy issuing guidance on some of the more complex provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act since it was signed into law […]

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Three Key Takeaways: What ARPA Means for Green Zone Pension Plans
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Three Key Takeaways: What ARPA Means for Green Zone Pension Plans
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

It was big news back in March when the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was enacted to provide grants, called “special financial assistance,” to boost the solvency of eligible critical and declining status or insolvent plans under the Pension Benefit […]

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and COBRA Subsidies
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and COBRA Subsidies
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
 

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 contains various employee benefits provisions, including premium assistance for participants of group health plans through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of […]

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401(k) Hardship Withdrawals: No More Six-Month Contribution Suspensions
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401(k) Hardship Withdrawals: No More Six-Month Contribution Suspensions
Lois Gleason, CEBS
 

In September 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury issued final regulations easing restrictions on hardship distributions from defined contribution retirement plans. While there were a number of important changes in the regulations, this blog focuses on changes regarding […]

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