Multiemployer funds are closely monitoring and discussing in detail the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA), but the majority of funds responding to our recent survey do not plan to take… Read more >
July 23, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
In mid-June, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) released their first round of guidance relating to the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act (MPRA) provisions on benefit… Read more >
July 13, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement 0 Read more >
Now that the controversial Bill C-377 has received Royal Assent, how should benefit plan sponsors respond? The bill first must survive a potential change in majority rule following this fall’s federal… Read more >
July 10, 2015 Canada, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
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 >
The latest reporting requirements related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to be a dizzying jumble of numbers and letters. Here’s the who, what, when, why and how of… Read more >
March 26, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Regulatory 14 Read more >
Defined benefit pension plan administrators: You might need to change your annual funding notice. The Department of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register on February 2, 2015… Read more >
March 19, 2015 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory 3 Read more >
By: Julie Stich, CEBS On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) as part of the federal spending “cromnibus” bill, the Consolidated and Further Continuing… Read more >
December 15, 2014 Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
By: Chris Vogel, CEBS It’s too bad board policies fall under the category of “blah, blah, blah” for some folks. Like many attorneys who work with boards of trustees, Rachel… Read more >
October 31, 2014 Communication, Education, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
By: Kathy Bergstrom Target benefit plans (TBPs) remain a hot topic in the discussion around pension reform in Canada. They’ve been around for many years in the form of multi-employer… Read more >
September 23, 2014 Canada, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions 0 Read more >
By: Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS Trustees of multiemployer benefit plans take on significant fiduciary responsibilities when they agree to be trustees. Many of them have not had experience or education that prepares… Read more >
September 16, 2014 Education, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >