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To the Moon After All? DOL Targets Cryptocurrency in Retirement Plans
In Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01 (the “Release”), the Department of Labor (the “Department”) signaled its intention to scrutinize inclusion of cryptocurrency assets and crypto-derivative products as investments in ERISA-covered retirement plans. In particular, the Release articulates the Department’s view … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged 2022-01, audit, Bitcoin, brokerage window, Compliance assistance release, crypto, cryptocurrency, Department of Labor, DOL, EBSA, ERISA, fiduciary, investigation
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New Disability Claims Regulations Take Effect for All Plans April 1, 2018
As noted in our previous blog post, The New Disability Claims Regulations: They Don’t Only Apply to Disability Plans, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued regulations that revise the ERISA claims procedure regulations for all employee benefit plans that provide … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans, Health Care Reform
| Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, claims, disability, DOL, EBSA, ERISA, regulations
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