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• Breaking News from the IRS
  Posted February 3, 2012
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow

  Breaking news from the IRS: Today the IRS announced that the information gathered from the infamous “Questionnaire” is now consolidated in a report prepared by the IRS and posted on its website. The report describes the …

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• Department of Labor issues 408(b)(2) Regulating Retirement Plan Fee Disclosures
  Posted February 2, 2012
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow

  In a press conference this morning, Phyllis Borzi, the Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”), announced that the final regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) have been issued. The issuance of this …

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• IRS Provides a Free Resource for Employee Plan Administrators and Sponsors
  Posted September 8, 2011
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow

  Mitchell Williams wishes to make you aware of an ongoing IRS program which is a good resource available to sponsors and administrators of employee benefit plans.  As a part of the Internal Revenue Service’s outreach program, …

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• Recent Legislation Proposed to Plug the Hole in 401(K) Plans
  Posted May 23, 2011
  

  Author: Tod Yeslow

  Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced legislation intended to shore up opportunities for 401(k) participants to lose retirement savings through “leakage.”    While participants appreciate the access loans and hardship distributions gives them to …

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• Yesterday the HHS Issued Guidance relaxing the Grandfather Rules under the Health Care Reform Act
  Posted November 16, 2010
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  For those of you who attended the recent Mitchell-Williams Tax Seminars in either Rogers or Little Rock, I talked about the interim final regulations addressing events which would cause a health care plan to lose …

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• Free on-line Conference for Small and Mid-sized employers sponsoring 401(k) or Profit-Sharing Plans:
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  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  Small and mid-sized businesses which sponsor or administer 401(k) or Profit-Sharing Plans may want to take advantage of a free on-line seminar to be held January 27, 2011 and hosted by Pension & Investments.  The …

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• Revised DOL Interpretation of “Son or Daughter” Extends to Non-Traditional Families
  Posted June 25, 2010
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  On June 22, 2010, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-3 which provides a broad interpretation of a “son or daughter” for purposes of the …

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• DOL ERISA Advisory Committee Proposes Changes to Current Participant Communication Reqs
  Posted April 8, 2010
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  The DOL’s ERISA Advisory Committee has proposed changes to the current participant communication requirements.  Presently, in an attempt to avoid liability from non-compliant communications (and in my opinion as the result of hyper-conservative legal counsel) …

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• COBRA SUBSIDY EXTENDED AGAIN AND EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING BENEFICIARIES
  Posted March 3, 2010
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  Yesterday, the President signed H.R. 4691 titled “Temporary Extension Act” for the purpose of extending certain benefits and programs which expired on February 28, including the COBRA premium subsidy.  There are 4 things for plan administrators …

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• What is an employer’s responsibility to provide health and welfare plan coverage to an employee who fails to timely pay premium payments while on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”)?
  Posted February 15, 2010
  

  Author: Tod D. Yeslow

  In its February 11, 2010, Weekly, the Employee Benefits Institute of America looked to the regulations set forth in 29 CFR 825.212 to answer that very question. 

  The employer’s obligation to provide health coverage under FMLA ends …

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