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Buyout amounts are high right now, but there are many other factors to consider when guiding employees to the right choice.November 8
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Plan administrators who make foolish mistakes are begging for an invasive audit from the IRS or Department of Labor. Here are some common errors that will trigger your plan’s worst nightmare.June 29
PartnerCohen & Buckmann PC
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Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to a possible ERISA audit. Here are some hard truths to common mistakes sponsors have in their heads.June 18
PartnerCohen & Buckmann PC
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Susan Clausen describes the DOL’s ERISA mandate for a retirement plan committee and the challenges such committees face in fulfilling their role.April 30
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The Employee Benefit Security Administration is closing fewer civil investigations into 401(k) plans but it’s recovering more money from firms that improperly oversee their employee pension schemes.April 16
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A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.January 23
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Nearly a year after 401(k) participants accused the plan’s fiduciaries of breaching their fiduciary duty by not searching for lower cost investment options, a judge dismissed the complaint.December 25
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Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.December 21
Associate AttorneyButterfield Schechter
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Even though the DOL has given employers a brief reprieve for applying new disability regulations to ERISA plan claims, changes are likely.November 2
PartnerSpencer Fane
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Companies can be punished for even unintentional slip-ups, and financial and legal penalties can be crippling.October 20
Vice PresidentThe Word & Brown General Agency
