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ERISA 04.11.2023

The Door’s Wide Open: ERISA Litigation

  In follow-up to last year’s decision by the Supreme Court to remand the Hughes v Northwestern case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that two of three claims against the plan…
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The Door’s Wide Open: ERISA Litigation
ERISA 04.03.2023

​Form 5500: Participant Count?

  Retirement plan sponsors are encountering some confusion about the Department of Labor’s updated filing rules for Form 5500. Specifically, a question has arisen about how participants are counted to determine whether or not an…
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​Form 5500: Participant Count?
ERISA 04.03.2023

Topping The FBI List: Email Attacks

  When it comes to internet crime, the FBI says that the biggest financial losses to businesses are now coming from email compromise attacks. Given the plethora of stolen credentials available on the dark web,…
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Topping The FBI List: Email Attacks
ERISA 03.28.2023

Funds Recovered: Enforcement!

  The latest statistics about the Department of Labor’s investigatory and recovery efforts on behalf of retirement plan participants demonstrate that fiduciary failures come at a tremendous cost to plans, participants and beneficiaries. A major…
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Funds Recovered: Enforcement!
ERISA 03.28.2023

Failure To Shop Around?

Settlements continue to pile up as a way to bring excessive fee lawsuits against retirement plan sponsors to closure. Though admitting no wrong, employers find that the  disruption and costs associated with defense—and the uphill…
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Failure To Shop Around?
ERISA 03.22.2023

Assume The Obligation: Cybersecurity

  Attorneys specializing in ERISA law are carefully monitoring several cases currently winding their way through the courts: decisions are likely to establish precedents related to the fiduciary responsibilities associated with cybersecurity. Plan sponsors are…
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Assume The Obligation: Cybersecurity
ERISA 03.22.2023

Hundreds of Hours of Work…

Hundreds of Hours of Work… That’s what it can take businesses to paddle out from under the damage and chaos caused by cyber breaches. Notifications, regulatory processes, credit and identity monitoring, forensics—all require careful attention….
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Hundreds of Hours of Work…
ERISA 03.08.2023

Heightened Scrutiny: Retirement Plans

  Regulatory compliance for retirement plans requires vigilance with the policies and proceedings of both the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. Experts observe that both have ratcheted up their scrutiny of retirement…
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Heightened Scrutiny: Retirement Plans
ERISA 03.08.2023

Tips for Plan Sponsors: Short On Time?

  Of course we are. It’s hard enough to run a business. Adding on a retirement plan is a wonderful and important thing to do, but comes with a whole host of serious fiduciary responsibilities….
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Tips for Plan Sponsors: Short On Time?