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Plan Participants

Tracking Plan Participants

As a plan sponsor or plan administrator, you have a fiduciary obligation to ensure plan participants are receiving the benefits ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
partial plan terminations

Be on the Lookout for Partial Employee Benefit Plan Terminations

As a plan sponsor, administrator, or trustee of an employee benefit plan, you are considered a fiduciary. Plan fiduciaries are ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
Plan Compensation

Definition of Plan Compensation

Interpreting the definition of plan compensation can be frustrating. Each year the IRS and Department of Labor (DOL) reports that ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
TPA

Considering a Change to Your TPA? Here’s What You Need to Know.

There are many reasons why a plan sponsor may want to change its third-party administrator (TPA). Perhaps the fees are ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
Employee Benefit Plan

Employee Benefit Plan Resources – November 2020

View and sign up for our latest Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Resources newsletter. Headlines in this edition include the following: ...
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/ / Employee Benefit Plan, Newsletters
SECURE act

Key Changes for Employers Related to the SECURE Act

The topics on everyone’s mind these days seem to be the coronavirus pandemic and the various related acts that were ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Retirement Plans

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
CARES Act

The CARES Act’s Impact on Employee Benefit Plans

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed and became immediately effective. What ...
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/ / Articles, Employee Benefit Plan
Business Relief

COVID-19: Business Relief to Act on NOW

[UPDATED: 4-27-2020] For businesses, there are many relief provisions to consider as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each can ...
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/ / Articles, Business, Construction, Employee Benefit Plan, Financial Institution, Nonprofit
CARES Act

CARES Act: Relief for Businesses and Individuals

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed history's most expensive stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) ...
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/ / Articles, Business, Construction, Employee Benefit Plan, Financial Institution, Nonprofit, Payroll, QuickBooks, Tax, Tax Reform