Happy Birthday, ERISA!
On September 2, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) will celebrate 45 years (That’s a lot of candles to put on one cake!) since being signed into law in… Read more >
3 Types of Fiduciaries You Must Know
I recently provided information to some International Foundation members who asked about the different types of fiduciaries, and you might be wondering too. Retirement plan fiduciaries manage the plan and… Read more >
February 11, 2019 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Retirement 0 Read more >
Talking Benefits—Legislative Limbo
Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update… Read more >
February 10, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cadillac Tax, Compliance, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
DOL Wants to Hear From You! Share Your Thoughts on Form 5500, Now!
Note: The DOL announced on September 20, 2016, that the deadline for submitting comments has been extended to December 5, 2016. Last week I had the opportunity, along with a… Read more >
September 16, 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care 0 Read more >
Ten DOL Fiduciary Rule Questions Answered
On April 6, after years of work, comments, hearings, discussions and more work, the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule clarifying the term “fiduciary” as it relates to… Read more >
June 29, 2016 401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
SCOTUS Decision Means It’s Time to Review Benefit Plan Subrogation and Reimbursement Practices
A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court may make it harder for ERISA health care benefit plans to recover benefits paid when a plan participant receives a settlement from… Read more >
February 4, 2016 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care, Insurance, Regulatory 0 Read more >
SPD, Meet ACA: Time to Update Written Eligibility Provisions
You’ve mastered the complex guidelines on how to identify which employees must be treated as full-time and offered health insurance coverage to avoid the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer shared… Read more >
September 17, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), ERISA, Regulatory 0 Read more >
DOL Gives Leeway in Participant-Level Plan Disclosure Due Dates
About Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Manager, Reference/Research Services at the International Foundation Defined contribution pension plan administrators now have a two-month grace period for issuing annual participant-level plan disclosures. The term… Read more >
June 24, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Regulatory 0 Read more >
Fiduciaries, Are You Covered?
So, your number has come up—The Department of Labor (DOL) is auditing your employee benefit plan (it’s happening more often these days). It may go on for a long time and… Read more >
June 2, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, ERISA, HIPAA 0 Read more >
The No. 1 Reason Multiemployer Plans Fail a DOL Audit
Last fall I had the opportunity, along with a few Foundation members, to meet with Ian Dingwall, Chief Accountant for the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Mr…. Read more >
May 21, 2015 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement 1 Read more >