Business closures and curtailments due to the coronavirus pandemic have left many organizations and individuals struggling financially. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted on March… Read more >
May 14, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
The coronavirus is a challenge unlike any most employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to the workplace, including shifts to employees’ health care and retirement benefits. A… Read more >
May 11, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Retirement 0 Read more >
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an Economic Security (CARES) Act have brought a wide range of changes to employee… Read more >
May 8, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Paid Time Off (PTO), Retirement 0 Read more >
Pension and retirement security issues are a hot topic right now across Canada. There are seven consultations and bills we are anxiously watching both federally and in the provinces of… Read more >
March 10, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement 1 Read more >
As my favorite TV character, Moira Rose proclaims, it’s my favorite season of all: awards season! Here in Wisconsin, we are in the midst of a very long and grey… Read more >
February 6, 2020 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, an appropriations law to fund certain federal agencies through September 30, 2020. This law included bipartisan… Read more >
January 27, 2020 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
Many people plan their vacations with more detail than their retirement. But deciding to retire without planning can put a successful transition and a satisfying retirement at risk. Start your… Read more >
January 14, 2020 Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
On November 20, 2019, Senators Chuck Grassley and Lamar Alexander released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Plan proposal. The proposal was released in the form of a white paper… Read more >
November 26, 2019 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
As the old country song by Tammy Wynette demonstrates, what happens during a divorce can be tough to spell out. Divorce can be the source of great confusion for many,… Read more >
November 19, 2019 401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed regulations regarding default electronic disclosures by retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The… Read more >
November 18, 2019 Communication, DOL, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >