Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A California district court recently denied a motion to dismiss claims that the fiduciaries of a 401(k) plan breached their ERISA fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty by selecting underperforming, high-cost investments and causing the plan to pay excessive fees for services. The case is Coppel v. Seaworld , No.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

On November 1st, the IRS released a number of inflation adjustments for 2024, including to certain limits for qualified retirement plans. The table below provides an overview of the key adjustments for qualified retirement plans.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The day after Thanksgiving, while many of us were fortunate enough to be reaching for leftover pie, the IRS released proposed regulations implementing the requirement that 401(k) plan sponsors permit “long-term part-time employees” to make elective contributions to a 401(k) plan. How did we get here?

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JULY 9, 2024

So far in 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) has released proposals for plan administrators to populate a missing participant database and automatic portability of retirement plan accruals when employees change jobs.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At its most basic level, the law encourages people to not only save money for retirement , but to save more and also become financially stable in the present. To do this, the law makes broad changes to the foundation of retirement preparation in the U.S.: employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. The SECURE 2.0

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued new guidance clarifying key aspects of the broadened retirement plan eligibility rule for long-term, part-time employees under the SECURE 2.0

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COMPackage

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Benefits: A detailed breakdown of employer-sponsored benefits like health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement plans, and wellness programs. Salaried Workers: Focus on annual salary, bonus potential, retirement plan options, and detailed benefit summaries.

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Money Talk

APRIL 14, 2022

Tax-Deferred Investing - One way to avoid a higher tax bracket is to increase tax-deductible contributions to an employer retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), 457, TSP). 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025). Contributions are subtracted from gross income, which reduces adjusted gross income (AGI) and taxable income.

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Empuls

AUGUST 27, 2024

In this all-encompassing guide, we look at the best available options concerning Employee Benefits Options in 2024, different types, and significance, along with best practices in designing a benefits package to suit the workforce's needs.

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Best Money Moves

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, HR professionals are rethinking benefits strategy going into next year. In SHRMs 2024 Employee Benefit Survey, menopause benefits, gender-affirming care and lifestyle savings accounts are becoming benefits trends for the first time. All of these factors mean that employee needs are changing.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 30, 2023

IRS regulations have established standards for plans to approve financial hardships and a safe harbor for six types of hardships automatically considered to create an immediate and heavy need. Historically, the Code restricted 403(b) plans more than 401(k) plans in terms of the contributions and earnings available for hardship withdrawal.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Act of 2022 —90+ provisions focused on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Congress has chosen to pay for it by mandating that plans offering certain 401(k) features, like catch-up contributions, be made on an after-tax, Roth basis. Auto-enrollment plans. 401(k) plans established after Dec.

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COMPackage

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Benefits: A list of all benefits provided by the employer, such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and life insurance. It typically includes: Base Salary or Wages: The employee’s hourly or annual pay rate. Incentive Compensation: Any bonuses, commissions, or other performance-based pay.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 15, 2024

On August 19, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-63 (the Notice), providing guidance regarding the implementation of Section 110 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which permits employers with a 401(k) plan or 403(b) plan to provide matching contributions to employees based on employee student loan payments.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for various employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans for 2024. Certain health and welfare plan limits have not yet been released.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Last month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited guidance on matching contributions for qualified student loan payments under § 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and other similar retirement plans.

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Benefits Notes

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-75 , which sets forth the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The following chart summarizes the 2024 limits for benefit plans.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for certain health and welfare plan benefits, including those for health flexible spending arrangements and commuter benefit plans, among other important updates.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

The law is nothing short of a detailed overhaul of employer retirement savings plans. Sutton of Strategic Retirement Partners (aka “The 401k Lady”) said the new rules came out before employers and the industry were ready. brings to your retirement plans in 2023. since it was signed at the end of 2022.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 3, 2024

Beginning in 2024, employers and plan sponsors will need to implement new minimum eligibility rules, enacted by the SECURE and SECURE 2.0 Acts, that significantly expand eligibility for long-term, part-time employees to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Benefits Notes

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Congress made several changes to retirement plans as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , which recently passed both the House and Senate. The final bill contains several provisions affecting retirement plans under Division T of the bill titled “Secure 2.0 Act of 2022.” Increase in Cash-out Limit.

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Hppy

JUNE 7, 2018

Retirement doesn’t feel like a realistic goal for many employees today. Of those over 65, nearly 19 percent were working as of 2017 , and by 2024, that number increases to 36 percent of those between 65 and 69 needing to work. workers, 79 percent expect they will need to supplement retirement income by working.

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PeopleStrategy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That means you need to be acutely aware of changes, such as new annual limits on contributions and required coverage in 2024. For plan years beginning in 2024, the minimum annual deductible is $1,600 for self-only coverage and $3,200 for family coverage.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 9, 2024

In it, she breaks down all the new payroll compliance changes affecting payroll administration in 2024, including post-pandemic trends that don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Without further ado, here’s step-by-step guidance for achieving payroll compliance in 2024. not signing up for your 401(k) plan).

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Defense counsel frequently lament the difficulties of defending 401(k) investment and recordkeeping fee litigation when different judges render conflicting rulings on motions to dismiss seemingly indistinguishable complaints. 22, 2024). [2] 2] Report and recommendation adopted , 2024 WL 233373 (E.D. 22, 2024). [3]

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

brought significant changes to retirement planning and distributions, including updating the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) requirements. As background, RMDs are the minimum amounts that individuals who attain their “required beginning date” must withdraw from their retirement accounts each year.

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HR Digest

JUNE 24, 2024

Gen X’s retirement issues have been linked to many different elements but the unstable financial markets that persist today and the switch to 401(k)s over the course of their working years have been the most damaging to their retirement plans. What’s Causing the Gen X Retirement Crisis?

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MAY 31, 2024

s increased catch-up contribution limits set to take effect next year, it’s time for 401(k) plan sponsors to brush up on the rules and consider how to administer the changes. Under the current rules, 401(k) plans may allow participants to make catch-up contributions when they are age 50 or older.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 4, 2024

In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 (the Notice), providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Provisions appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Benefits Notes

AUGUST 29, 2023

Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) required that effective as of January 1, 2024 , participants in 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, or governmental 457(b) plans, who were age 50 or older and whose Social Security wages for the previous year exceed $145,000 (indexed), only be permitted to make catch-up contributions under such plans on a Roth (after-tax) basis.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 25, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-62 , which gives retirement plan sponsors a two-year administrative transition period to implement the SECURE 2.0 requirement that certain catch-up contributions to 401(k) and similar defined contribution plans be made on an after-tax Roth basis.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 9, 2024

If you employ part-time workers and/or engage independent contractors, sit up and take note: 2024 brings significant changes to how you must manage your workforce.

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COMPackage

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Indirect Pay: This includes all of the employee’s benefits, such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, life insurance, and disability insurance.

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HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2024

In his 2024 Annual Chairman Letter to Investors, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink brought attention to a retirement crisis letter that renewed interest in the conversation, discussing strategies on how to address the matter. 55 percent of these respondents expressed worry about achieving financial security after retirement.

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

  A thoughtfully crafted retirement plan can positively impact employee morale.      Increase the productivity of employees nearing retirement.    A handsomely distributed retirement plan increases job satisfaction. Let's quantify the significance of retirement rewards. 

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The Teacher's Advocate

APRIL 10, 2020

Coronavirus Related Distributions What I’m referring to is a provision of the CARES Act that allows certain individuals who have been affected by COVID-19 to withdraw up to $100,000 from their IRA, 403(b), 457(b) or 401(k) without paying the normal 10% federal penalty if under the age of 59 1/2.

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Winston Benefits

JANUARY 16, 2018

And competition will only grow; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , employment in engineering is expected to grow 4 percent between 2014 and 2024, with higher growth rates in biomedical, environmental and civil engineering. Other firms may offer defined benefit packages as well, regardless of collective bargaining status.

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