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Contract Surety 12.20.2022

Happy New Year?

For contractors, a successful year is a safe year. Identifying and addressing safety gaps is an important way to prevent mishaps big and small. Awareness of the top five safety violations identified by OSHA in…
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Happy New Year?
Contract Surety 12.18.2022

Backlogs Raise Confidence

Contractors are using their boots on the ground experience to predict the future and many are thinking optimistically. Turning the corner on a new year, here are insights from the Dodge Construction Network’s survey of…
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Backlogs Raise Confidence
Contract Surety 12.18.2022

Time For The Magic 8 Ball?

  It’s can be both exciting and scary for contractors to gaze into the year ahead. Fortunately, the chief economist from Dodge Data & Analytics has been busy making predictions. Of course you can still…
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Time For The Magic 8 Ball?
Court Bonds 12.17.2022

Serving As A Financial Guardian?

  Parents of children under 18 need an estate plan that includes the designation of a guardian to oversee the financial arrangements made for minors. Correspondingly it is vital for the appointed guardian to understand…
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Serving As A Financial Guardian?
Court Bonds 12.17.2022

Avoid Family Feuds: Wills and Trusts

  If the thought of loved ones locked in conflict over managing your affairs and distributing your assets makes you queasy, pave the way for smooth passage through careful estate planning. Either a will or…
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Avoid Family Feuds: Wills and Trusts
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 12.17.2022

Penalty of Perjury: Form 5500

  Before Form 5500 is filed each year, retirement plan sponsors must sign off. Lawyers specializing in ERISA remind us that filing is “under penalty of perjury.” What does that mean? Read on to find…
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Penalty of Perjury: Form 5500
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 12.17.2022

2023 Calendar: ERISA Compliance

  Plan sponsors can get 2023 off to a great start by marking their calendars with important dates for action in accordance with ERISA regulations. Retirement plan experts provide an overview of key dates for…
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2023 Calendar: ERISA Compliance
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 12.13.2022

Fiduciaries and Committees

  With more then half of all federal district courts now presiding over ERISA class-action cases, plan sponsors and other fiduciaries must be prepared to defend themselves against allegations of retirement plan mismanagement and other…
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Fiduciaries and Committees
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 12.13.2022

New Form 5500?

The U.S. Department of Labor has released the annual update to Form 5500 and 5500-SF (the short form), making adjustments that reflect regulatory changes. Retirement plan sponsors are reminded that oversight of the annual submission…
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New Form 5500?