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Employer Responses to COVID-19: New Federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave
Employer Responses to COVID-19: New Federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave

Employers with fewer than 500 employees are subject to new U.S. emergency rules: federal paid sick leave and paid family leave laws will be effective April 2, 2020. The costs are supported by federal tax credits.

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COVID-19Sandra CohenCOVID-19, Employee Benefits
Regulation BI: A Clarification for Investment Advisers or an Enhanced Standard of Conduct?
Regulation BI: A Clarification for Investment Advisers or an Enhanced Standard of Conduct?

While the  SEC thinks that it clarified Reg BI with its recently published, 42-page interpretation, we think that it raised questions for investment advisers that could force them to upgrade their policies, procedures, and compliance programs. 

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Investment Adviser LawLauri London
401(k)TV Column by Carol Buckmann Examines Fiduciary Responsibility When Handling Participant Data
401(k)TV Column by Carol Buckmann Examines Fiduciary Responsibility When Handling Participant Data

Carol Buckmann’s “Ask the Lawyer” column explores whether using retirement plan participant data to cross-sell products violates ERISA.

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Firm News, Qualified Retirement Plan, Fiduciary Advice Carol Buckmann401(k) plans, defined benefit plans, fiduciary breach, Fiduciary
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Fiduciary Breach: Intel Corp v Sulyma
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Fiduciary Breach: Intel Corp v Sulyma

Can plan fiduciaries prove that participants read the required disclosures about investments? The Supreme Court weighed in on the issue of “actual knowledge” of a plan participant.

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Fiduciary Advice, Qualified Retirement Plan, Investment Adviser Law Carol Buckmann
Employers and Service Providers: Consider the PEP, a New SECURE Act 401(k) Option
Employers and Service Providers: Consider the PEP, a New SECURE Act 401(k) Option

Pooled Employer Plans, or PEPs. are poised to become an attractive way for small employers to maintain 401(k) plans.

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Qualified Retirement Plan, Fiduciary Advice, SECURE ActCarol BuckmannPEPs, pooled employer plans, SECURE Act, multiple employer plan, PEP-MEP
How Will the SECURE Act Affect Plan Distributions? New Rules Challenge Sponsors and Recordkeepers in 2020
How Will the SECURE Act Affect Plan Distributions? New Rules Challenge Sponsors and Recordkeepers in 2020

New SECURE Act distribution rules require changes in plan administration. Sponsors and service providers need to be ready to implement them.

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Qualified Retirement Plan, Fiduciary Advice, SECURE Act Carol BuckmannSECURE Act, 401(k) plans, compliance, defined benefit plans
401kTV Article, “SECURE Act Changes for Retirement Plan Sponsors,” Focuses on Cohen & Buckmann Blog that Analyzes the SECURE Act
401kTV Article, “SECURE Act Changes for Retirement Plan Sponsors,” Focuses on Cohen & Buckmann Blog that Analyzes the SECURE Act

401kTV published an article that discusses the recent Cohen & Buckmann Insights blog that analyzes the SECURE Act, the most comprehensive pension reform since 2006.

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Qualified Retirement PlanCarol BuckmannSECURE Act