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Retirement Legal and Compliance Updates



Listed below are the latest issues of our "Retirement Legal and Compliance Updates" newsletter.

Volume 2, Number 4
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  • Fourth Circuit Rules on Fiduciary Duty to Investigate and Diversify Investments
  • DOL Staff Members Provide Informal, Nonbinding Views on Several Retirement- related Questions
  • DOL's EBSA Publishes Final Rule Relating to Prohibited Transaction Exemption Filing Procedures
  • DOL Issues Interim Final Regulations on Electronic Media, Then Revises Rule
  • Participant Advice Exemption Finalized by DOL
  • DOL and SEC Coordinate to Release No-action Letter on 401(k) Plan Fee Disclosure Rules
  • Compliance FAQ: What is the DFVCP and what plans may benefit from using the program?


Volume 2, Number 3
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  • Third Circuit Narrows Plaintiffs' Ability to Bring ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in 401(k) Fee Litigation
  • Plan Amendment Invalid Where Sponsor Failed to Follow Plan Amendment Procedures
  • Fifth Circuit Holds That Plan Administrator Must Take QDRO at Face Value and Not Investigate Good Faith Intent
  • Recent Tax Court Cases Serve as Reminder of Possible IRS Consequences
  • Electronic Media Can Be Used for Participant Disclosure
  • DOL Plans to Re-propose Definition of a "Fiduciary" Under ERISA
  • DOL and IRS Release Final Analysis for Regulatory Review
  • Compliance FAQ: Can we exclude part-time employees from participating in our 401(k) plan?

Volume 2, Number 2
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  • Refresher on Form 5500 Filing Requirements
  • New 2009 Form 8955-SSA Now Available
  • Supreme Court Decision on CIGNA Corp v. Amara
  • Update on George v. Kraft Foods Global
  • Recent Decision Issued for Tullis & Mack v. UMB Bank, N.A.
  • Compliance FAQ: What required plan amendments should my retirement plan include since the EGTRRA restatment?

Volume 2, Number 1
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  • New Definition of "Fiduciary"
  • DOL Intends to Extend Applicability Date for Service Provider Fee Disclosures
  • Department of Labor Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
  • Compliance FAQ: What Is a Partial Plan Termination?
  • Stock Drop Cases Dominating the Press

 		 

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