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DOL Issues Guidance on Missing Participants for Retirement Plans
On January 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited guidance for retirement plan fiduciaries that is relevant to any employer who sponsors a retirement plan that is subject to the fiduciary…
DOL Issues New Guidance on the Duration of its COVID-19 Outbreak Period Relief
As described in our client advisories of May 6, 2020 and February 11, 2021, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants to exercise HIPAA special…
DOL Outbreak Period Relief for Employee Benefit Plan Participants Scheduled to End Soon
As described in our client advisory of May 6, 2020, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants to exercise HIPAA special enrollment rights, elect and…
New Stimulus Legislation Affects Retirement Plans and Other Employee Benefits
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), the latest major piece of legislation passed by Congress in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This advisory…
New Stimulus Legislation Affects Health and Welfare Plans, including Flexible Spending Arrangements
On December 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), the latest major piece of legislation passedby Congress in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This advisory…