Carol Buckmann Quoted in SHRM Article About the New CARES Act

Carol Buckmann quoted in SHRM article about the newly passed CARES Act.

Carol Buckmann Quoted in SHRM Article Related to COVID-19 and When Employers Must Cut 401(k) Contributions to Stay Viable

Carol Buckmann quoted in Society of Human Resources (SHRM) article.

COVID-19, Firm News Carol BuckmannMarch 30, 2020COVID-19, IRA, 401(k) plans

Employer Responses to COVID-19: CARES Act Includes New Relief for 401(k) Plans and IRAs

The CARES Act provides assistance to plan sponsors, participants and IRA owners adversely affected by COVID-19.

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.

COVID-19Sandra CohenMarch 23, 2020COVID-19, Employee Benefits

Employer Responses to COVID-19: Suspending Employer 401(k) Contributions

Employer Options to Suspend or Reduce Employer 401(k) Contributions

Qualified Retirement Plan, COVID-19 Carol BuckmannMarch 19, 2020COVID-19, 401(k), suspension, termination

Carol Buckmann Weighs in on Target-Date Funds in PLANSPONSOR Magazine Article

Carol Buckmann talks about litigation surrounding target-date funds in the latest issue of Plan Sponsor magazine.

How Does The SECURE Act Affect IRAs? The Good News and Bad News for IRA Owners

New IRA Rules May Change Your Estate Plan.

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.

Investment Adviser LawLauri LondonMarch 9, 2020

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.

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.

Fiduciary Advice, Qualified Retirement Plan, Investment Adviser Law Carol BuckmannFebruary 29, 2020