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What you should know about the House’s new 401(k) legislation

Business Management Daily

all-new 401(k) plans would be required to auto-enroll employees; employees would need to opt-out to get their full salary. Their initial pretax deductions would range from 3% to 10%. Pretax deductions would increase by 1% each year, until they reach at least 10%. s maximum pretax deduction of 15% would remain. SECURE 1.0’s

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

While employers (for self-insured plans and multi-employer plans) or insurance carriers (for fully insured plans) are responsible for the COBRA subsidy, the paying entity is entitled to take a federal tax credit against payroll taxes. The PBGC premium will be adjusted annually for inflation.