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Welcome to the Snell & Wilmer Benefits Blog. We will be posting about current employee benefits and executive compensation topics and issues. We invite you to contact the authors with your thoughts or questions.Blog Contributors
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The IRS Significantly Increased the Availability of Mid-Year Changes to Safe Harbor Plans
Mid-year changes to safe harbor 401(k) plans have long been thought to be available in only very limited circumstances. However, the IRS recently released guidance in Notice 2016-16 that significantly increases the scope of permissible mid-year changes to safe harbor … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged 401(k) plan, IRS, mid-year amendment, mid-year change, safe harbor, safe harbor 401(k) plan
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Supreme Court Confirms that Plan Fiduciaries have a “Continuing Duty of Some Kind” to Monitor Investments
In Tibble v. Edison International, Justice Breyer held, for a unanimous Supreme Court, that “a fiduciary normally has a continuing duty of some kind to monitor investments and remove imprudent ones.” In so ruling, the Court reversed a decision from … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged 401(k) plan, duty to monitor, fiduciary duty, plan investments, Supreme Court, Tibble v. Edison International
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IRS Provides Relief for Correction of Elective Deferral Mistakes in 401(k) Plans
The IRS recently announced changes that make it significantly easier to correct employee deferral mistakes (also known as elective deferrals) in qualified retirement plans. The changes make modifications to the IRS’ Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”), which is the … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged 401(k), 401(k) plan, automatic contribution, automatic enrollment, correction, elective deferral error, EPCRS, qualified retirement plans
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