Every month, the International Foundation releases the Legal and Legislative Reporter, a compilation of new employee benefits-related case summaries. Below is a summary we thought you’d be interested in. Content provided… Read more >
Guest Contributor
January 10, 2023
Compliance, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Legislative, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S.401k, DOL, employee benefits, ERISA 101(f), fiduciary
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Cybersecurity should be top of mind for retirement plan fiduciaries, not only because the risks of a data breach or fraud are on the rise but also because the Department… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
September 15, 2022
Compliance, Cybersecurity, DOL, Employee BenefitsCompliance, cyber attack, cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, DOL, DOL audit, employee benefits
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When it comes to Department of Labor (DOL) retirement plan investigations, the best defense for plan fiduciaries is often a good offense—conducting a compliance self-review before DOL officials come knocking…. Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
August 29, 2022
DOL, Employee Benefits, Retirement, U.S.DOL, DOL audit, employee benefits, retirement, retirement benefits
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Last week, we shared five reasons why cryptocurrencies can present serious risks to 401(k) fiduciaries and participants. Since then, there has been some confusion about fiduciary duties when it comes… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
May 4, 2022
401(k) Plans, Cybersecurity, DOL, Education, Employee Benefits, U.S.401(k), cybersecurity, digital health, DOL, employee benefits
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The issue of what to do about lost or missing participants is a frustrating one for plan sponsors. These participants often have terminated participation in a plan because they took… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
July 28, 2021
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plans, DOL, fiduciary responsibility, missing participants, missing plan members, pension plans
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The definition of a fiduciary under ERISA has fluctuated in the past decade. In 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a rule redefining the meaning of the term fiduciary… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
September 28, 2020
Employee Benefits, Investments, Retirement, U.S.DOL, ERISA, fiduciary
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Maintaining access to health insurance is a huge priority for both employers and employees right now. With some employers having to make hard decisions about layoffs, furloughs and terminations, one… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
August 4, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S.COBRA, COVID-19, DOL, Medicare, Medicare Eligibility
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Last week, the DOL issued guidance for employers and employees on implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). And it seems the DOL has been very busy, because the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
March 31, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Employee Benefits, FMLA, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FMLA, paid sick leave
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020, expanded paid leave for all government employers and private-sector employers with fewer than 500 workers. The… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
March 26, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FFCRA notices, FMLA, paid sick leave
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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. On Tuesday, March 24, 2020 the Department of… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
March 25, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FMLA, sick leave
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