DOL Final Regs on ESG Investments and Proxy-Related Rules: Key Issues for ERISA Counsel, P...
ESG Factors, Tiebreaker Test, Investment Alternatives in Participant-Directed Individual A...
February 8, 2023 • CLE • Live Webinar
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This CLE webinar will provide employee benefits counsel, plan sponsors, and asset managers guidance on the new DOL final ESG investments and proxy-related rules. The panel will discuss key provisions of the final rules and challenges, the permissibility of ESG factors in investments, the impact on q...
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2023 IRS and DOL Audit Issues for Retirement Plans: Key Areas of Focus and Strategies for...
February 22, 2023 • CLE • Live Webinar
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This CLE webinar will provide guidance to ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators on key problem areas identified by the IRS and DOL in audits and methods to ensure compliance. The panel will discuss missing participants, late payroll deposits, missed employee communications, and other DOL...
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Spousal Rights Under ERISA Plans: Avoiding Loss of Benefits After Divorce, Ensuring Regula...
QDROs, QMCSOs, Participant Pensions in Divorce, Enforcement of Court Orders, Plan Administ...
March 14, 2023 • CLE • Live Webinar
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This CLE webinar will guide benefits counsel on issues associated with the spousal rights of benefits under ERISA. The panel will address the necessary procedures and challenges in securing qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), qualified medical child support orders (QMSCOs), and other spousa...
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ERISA Successor and Affiliate Liability in Asset Sales and Distressed Benefit Plans
Mitigating Controlled Group and Successor Liability for Affiliated Companies, M&As, and Co...
February 1, 2023 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with a review of controlled group and successor liability theories by which an entity can be held jointly and severally liable for unpaid or underfunded pension liabilities of another entity.
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Establishing Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans: Complicated Rules and Challenges for Employer...
IRS Determination Process; Minimum Standards; Plan Types and Formulas; Benefit Accrual, No...
September 28, 2022 • CLE, CPE, EA • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE/CPE course will guide employee benefits counsel and tax advisers, analyze critical issues in establishing tax-qualified retirement plans, and offer methods to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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New DOL Guidance for 401(k) Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries: Cryptocurrency and Other Digita...
Understanding the DOL's warning for plan fiduciaries and what it means
May 25, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with an analysis of new Department of Labor (DOL) guidance on decisions to invest retirement plan assets in cryptocurrency. The panel will discuss ERISA compliance and general rules for plan investments and exposure for fiduciaries as well as the practical...
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Collective Investment Trusts and 401(k) Plan Investments: Guidance for Fiduciaries and Emp...
May 11, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE webinar will provide guidance to fiduciaries and employer benefits counsel on key issues and legal considerations for the use of collective investment trusts (CITs) in 401(k) plans and other qualified retirement plan investments. The panel will discuss applicable federal regulations and req...
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ERISA Prohibited Transactions and Exemptions: Statutory, Class, and Individual Exemption R...
March 30, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel guidance on the prohibited transactions rules and available exemptions under ERISA, with an emphasis on common application of these rules. The panel will discuss critical provisions under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), applicable rules and proce...
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Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal: An In-Depth Examination
Strategies for Minimizing Liability and Challenging Assessments
March 23, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide counsel to employers that contribute to multiemployer pension plans with an in-depth examination of several recent trends related to multiemployer plan withdrawal liability. The panel will discuss the recent court rulings, tips for handling withdrawal liability issues in...
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ERISA Fiduciary Standards and Compliance Challenges for Plan Sponsors and Administrators
Fiduciary Duties, Investing Plan Assets, Prohibited Transactions, Remedies for Fiduciary B...
March 16, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE webinar will provide ERISA counsel and plan sponsors guidance on ERISA fiduciary standards and challenges for retirement plans. The panel will discuss the complex compliance requirements, as well as identify fiduciaries for plan decisions and transactions, potential liability stemming from...
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Developments in Retirement Plan Investment and Excessive Fee Litigation: A View From the T...
Navigating Prohibited Transaction Rules, Fiduciary Duties, and Recent DOL Investigations a...
March 2, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will discuss the current landscape of retirement plan investment and fee litigation. The discussion will focus on the offering of proprietary investment products and services in financial service company plans, and similar investment and fee litigation arising from the offering of in...
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Controlled Group and Affiliated Services Group Rules for Retirement Plans
ERISA and IRS Provisions, Types of Controlled and Affiliated Groups, Attribution Rules, Co...
February 23, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE webinar will provide benefits counsel, advisers, and plan administrators guidance on the requirements and limitations of the controlled group and affiliated group rules under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The panel will provide an analysis of key provisions under ERISA and the...
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Controlled Group and Successor Liability for Defined Benefit Pension Plan Liabilities: Bes...
Mitigating Controlled Group Liability for Affiliated Companies, M&As, and Corporate Reorga...
February 9, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide M&A and in-house counsel with a review of controlled group rules and successor liability theories. An entity can be held jointly and severally liable for the unpaid or underfunded pension liabilities of another entity.
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Retirement Plan Investments: Plan Asset Hedge Fund; PE Fund Investing, 401k and IRA; ESG a...
January 12, 2022 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE webinar will guide employee benefits and asset management counsel on critical issues and recent developments impacting retirement plan investments. The panel will discuss new proposed regulations for consideration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and plan voting, pri...
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New PBGC Interim Final Rule: Special Financial Assistance, Withdrawal Liability Rules, Con...
Navigating New Rules and Requirements Under ARPA and the Impact to Multiemployer Plans and...
September 14, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide a thorough and practical guide for employers, investors, employee benefits counsel and plan personnel seeking to understand withdrawal liability in general as well as the anticipated impact of the PBGC''s final interim rule on contributing employers that participate in f...
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DOL Fiduciary Rule Compliance: IRAs, Rollovers, Investments, Issues for Advisers, Plan Spo...
Exemptions, Rollover Recommendations, Conflicts of Interest Disclosures and Mitigation, DO...
August 18, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and advisers guidance on the compliance challenges of the DOL fiduciary rule. The panel will discuss recent final DOL guidance for investment advice, issues stemming from IRAs and rollovers, exemptions, conflicts of interest, and more. The panel will also p...
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ERISA Revenue Sharing Arrangements: Addressing Possible Plan Assets Status, Pursuing Due D...
Utilization of Excess Payments, Contract Negotiations, Allocation of Credits to Plan Parti...
August 12, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with the tools necessary to guide fiduciary clients in connection with the review and negotiation of revenue sharing arrangements. Our experienced panel will address issues surrounding the utilization of excess payments, contract negotiation, credit allocat...
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Conducting Effective Service Provider RFPs for ERISA Retirement and Health Plans
Crafting Comprehensive Proposals to Meet Fiduciary Duties and to Avoid Litigation and DOL...
July 14, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will prepare in-house counsel and ERISA plan fiduciaries to conduct requests for proposals (RFPs) for retirement plan service providers. The panel will discuss when and how often plan fiduciaries should undertake an RFP process, outline the elements that make up a comprehensive and e...
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Controlled Group Liability and Successor Employer Rules: ERISA and IRC Provisions, Limitin...
June 10, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide benefits counsel, advisers, and plan administrators guidance on the requirements and limitations of the controlled group liability and successor employer rules under ERISA, the IRC, and the case law, as well as methods to limit claims and reduce the risk of buyer liabili...
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DOL Final Regulations on Shareholder Rights in ERISA Plans: New Mandates for Plan Sponsors...
Proxy Votes, Safe Harbors, Increased Burden Under Investment Duties Regulation, Pooled Veh...
March 10, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide employee benefits counsel and fiduciaries on the implications of the recent final DOL rule for the exercise of shareholder rights for benefit plans. The panel will discuss key provisions of the rule and potential implications to fiduciaries, ERISA plans and other stakehold...
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Pooled Employer Plans: New DOL Final Rules, Pooled Plan Providers, Fiduciary Liability, Ad...
February 10, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators guidance on structuring pooled employer plans (PEPs) and recent Department of Labor (DOL) final regulations for registration and other rules for PEPs. The panel will discuss key provisions in the final regulations and thei...
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DOL Final ERISA Regulations for Private Equity Investments: New Prudence Rules, Pecuniary...
January 21, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide guidance to ERISA counsel on the recently issued DOL Information Letter and final regulations for private equity investments in defined contribution plans.
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Structuring Student Loan Repayment Benefit Programs: IRS Guidance, Applicable Rules, Key P...
CARES Act, Offering Repayment Within 401(k) Plans, and Available Options Outside of Retire...
November 5, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide employee benefits attorneys on structuring student loan repayment benefit programs. The panel will discuss recent legislation, IRS guidance, applicable rules, and important design considerations for employers, including the challenges in offering a student loan repayment p...
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Evolving Standards for Investment Advice Fiduciaries: The New (Old) DOL Fiduciary Rule, Pr...
ERISA Five-Factor Fiduciary Test, Exemptions, Prohibited Transactions, Administrative Issu...
October 28, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide ERISA counsel and advisers on critical challenges and ramifications of the applicable rules for fiduciaries and new revisions from the Department of Labor (DOL). The panel will discuss new standards, essential steps for counsel and advisers, significant responsibilities fa...
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A Challenge to Actuarial Assumptions in Defined Benefit Plans: Latest Developments in the...
Recent Case Law, Claims and Defenses, Fiduciary Obligations, Avoiding Administrative Pitfa...
September 23, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and advisers an in-depth analysis of the use of actuarial assumptions in defined benefit plans. The panel will discuss the current litigation landscape and developments in the cases that challenge plan actuarial equivalence factors. The panel will also revi...
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Private Equity Compliance With ERISA: Fiduciary Duties in Managing ERISA Plan Assets
Impact of Recent Court Cases on Pension Withdrawal Liability; Other New Developments
September 16, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will prepare counsel representing private equity funds and private equity professionals to meet the challenges under ERISA that apply to fund managers who are responsible for investing the assets of a fund that holds ERISA plan assets. The program will cover the impact on private equ...
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Retirement Plan Distributions Under the CARES Act: New IRS Guidance and State Law Consider...
September 9, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide employee benefits counsel with an in-depth analysis of the nuances and potential compliance traps with respect to the CARES Act retirement plan distribution and loan provisions. The panel will discuss recent IRS guidance regarding coronavirus-related distributions and lo...
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New DOL Electronic Disclosure Rules for ERISA-Covered Retirement Plans: Critical Next Step...
August 12, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide guidance to ERISA counsel on the key provisions of the new Department of Labor (DOL) rules regarding electronic disclosures for ERISA-covered retirement plans. The panel will discuss the new alternative safe harbor, notice requirements, website standards, and key next st...
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Furloughs and Layoffs: Pension and Health Plan Issues and Other Critical Legal Implication...
Fiduciary Issues; Partial, Complete and Mass Withdrawals; Risks Triggered by Permanent Clo...
July 30, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide employee benefits counsel on potential pension withdrawal and shutdown liability issues and other legal implications of furloughs and layoffs.
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CARES Act: Employee Benefits Provisions, DOL Guidance, Relief for Sponsors of Certain Plan...
June 17, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide employee benefits counsel, sponsors, and administrators an in-depth analysis of the impact of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on employee benefit plans. The panel will discuss critical provisions of the CARES Act for plan sponsors and admin...
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ERISA Benefit Plan Investment Management Agreements: Selecting 3(38) Investment Managers,...
Documenting the Relationship to Minimize Risks for Plan Sponsors and Investment Advisers
April 15, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will explain best practices for selecting a 3(38)-investment manager and outline key steps in structuring and documenting the investment manager relationship. Our panel will review how best to negotiate and draft investment management agreements (IMAs) and what terms to look for when...
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Controlled Group Liability and Successor Employer Rules After PBGC v. Findlay Industries I...
ERISA and Internal Revenue Code Provisions; Limiting Claims and Reducing Risk of Seller's...
March 4, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide benefits counsel, advisers, and plan administrators guidance on the requirements and limitations of the controlled group liability and successor employer rules under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and the case law, as well as methods to limit claims and reduce t...
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New IRS Final Regulations for Hardship Distributions Under 401(k) and 403(b) Plans
Notable Changes and Required Amendments for Retirement Plans, Key Compliance Challenges fo...
December 12, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators a detailed analysis of the new IRS final regulations for hardship distributions for 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The panel will discuss key provisions of the final rules, necessary amendments for retirement plan documents, adm...
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Unauthorized Workers in Retirement Plans: Key Considerations for Plan Sponsors and ERISA C...
ERISA and DOL Guidance, Tax Reporting and Withholding Issues for U.S. and Non-U.S. Persons...
December 5, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators upon discovering unauthorized workers in retirement plans. The panel will discuss ERISA and DOL guidance, factors to consider under the Internal Revenue Code, tax reporting and withholding issues for U.S. and non-U.S. person...
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New DOL Final Regulations on Multiple Employer Plans: Determining Which Employers Can Spon...
Association-Run Retirement Plans, PEOs, ERISA, and IRS Limitations; FAB 2019-01 Transition...
November 12, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel, plan sponsors, and administrators guidance on the Department of Labor's recent final regulations on multiple employer plans (MEPs). The panel will discuss key provisions in the final regulations and their impact on small and mid-size employers; factors in...
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Avoiding Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Compliance Traps: Effective Administration, Contribution...
IRS Examinations and Annual Testing, Correcting Failed 401(k) Plan, Employee Notice Requir...
August 6, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide guidance to ERISA counsel on the compliance challenges of safe harbor 401(k) plans. The panel will discuss key regulatory issues, compliance testing, notice requirements, effective safe harbor contribution provisions, and key planning methods to avoid compliance traps fo...
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Benefit Plans in M&A: Transitioning Pension, Savings and Welfare Plans
Best Practices to Avoid Liability for Underfunding, Plan Defects and Unintended Benefits
July 16, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide perspectives and experiences to help counsel navigate through employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions that are often overlooked and can materially affect the value of a transaction. To avoid unexpected liability, benefits counsel must be familiar with the co...
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Self-Correcting Qualified Retirement and 403(b) Plan Mistakes: New IRS Procedures and Guid...
New IRS Rev. Proc. 2019-19 and 2018-52: Challenges and Opportunities Under the Employment...
July 9, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and advisers guidance on the new IRS procedures for correcting benefit plan mistakes and errors for plan sponsors and administrators. The panel will discuss the recent changes to the IRS Employment Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), available optio...
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ERISA Retirement Plans: Mitigating Liability Risks for Hedge and Private Equity Fund Alter...
Exercising Due Diligence to Avoid Investment Landmines for Investors and Fund Managers
June 20, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA and asset management counsel with a review of due diligence practices for fund managers, trustees and plan administrators. The panel will offer best practices to mitigate regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits by plan participants.
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Cross-Plan Offsetting and ERISA Compliance: Avoiding Participant Claims, Ramifications of...
May 30, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and plan administrators guidance on the legal risks of cross-plan offsetting. The panel will discuss recent court decisions, fiduciary obligations of plan sponsors, oversight of third-party administrators (TPAs) engaging in cross-plan offsetting, limiting l...
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ERISA Service Provider Agreements for Retirement Plans: Negotiating, Drafting and Monitori...
October 9, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will prepare counsel to advise clients on negotiating and entering into service provider agreements for retirement plans. The panel will discuss some practical business concerns and possible best practices.
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Structuring Options for ESOP Transactions: Advanced Techniques for ERISA Counsel and Plan...
Addressing Regulatory Obstacles, Financing Alternatives, Warrants, Clawbacks, Earn-outs an...
September 25, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and plan sponsors guidance on advanced structuring techniques for ESOP transactions. The panel will discuss options for counsel and plan sponsors pursuing ESOP transactions to address complex legal obstacles, the use of warrants and clawbacks, financing alt...
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Fiduciary Loan Regulations for 401(k) Plans: Best Practices for Plan Sponsors
Key Issues In Managing Participant Loan Programs and Defaults, Impact of Tax Reform on Loa...
August 7, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide ERISA counsel and plan sponsors on regulations governing 401(k) plan loans and defaults. The panel will discuss the challenges and issues faced by plan sponsors regarding plan loans under ERISA, implications of tax reform on plan loan offset amounts, techniques for handlin...
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ERISA Compliance and Monitoring 401(k) Investments: Safe Harbor Rules and Appointing Advis...
April 3, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will guide ERISA attorneys and general counsel on issues regarding compliance and 401(k) investment managers, including appointment and monitoring by plan sponsors. Our experienced panel will provide an overview of critical aspects of regulations under ERISA and provide insight into...
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ERISA Pre-Approved and Customized Benefit Plans: Overhauled IRS Procedures and Determinati...
November 14, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will discuss the IRS' changes to its determination letter process limiting the ability of employers with customized benefits plans to obtain a determination letter, and new procedures for employers to ensure their plans maintain their tax-exempt status. The program will also discuss...
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Robo-Advisers to Retirement Plans: ERISA Fiduciary Duties and Prohibited Transactions; SEC...
October 17, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will discuss regulatory compliance issues for robo-advisers who provide investment advice and discretionary management services to ERISA retirement plans and IRAs. Discussion will include ERISA's fiduciary and prohibited transaction provisions, the Code's probited transaction provisi...
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Alternative Investments in ERISA Retirement Plans: Mitigating Liability Risks for Hedge an...
Exercising Due Diligence to Avoid Investment Landmines for Institutional Investors and Fun...
May 24, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA and asset management counsel with a review of effective due diligence practices for institutional investors from both a legal and economic perspective. The panel will offer risk mitigation best practices at a time of increased government scrutiny and lawsuits by pl...
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Structuring Cash Balance Pension Plans: Maximizing Tax Benefits and Limiting Risks
Designing the Cash Balance Benefit Formula, Managing the Interest Crediting Rate with Plan...
March 21, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and advisors with a thorough and practical guide to structuring hybrid cash balance pension plans and converting current defined benefit plans to cash balance plans. The panel will detail optimal scenarios for establishing a cash balance plan, identify inte...
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Dealing with PBGC Reportable Events: A Practical Guide for Employers and Their Advisors
January 24, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide practical guidance on meeting the challenges posed by the reportable events rules, with a focus on how those rules interact with the PBGC's Early Warning Program.
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ERISA Church Plan Exemption Under Attack: Implications for Church-Affiliated Employers Adm...
Structuring, Operating, and Funding Church-Affiliated Employer Pension Plans Amid Conflict...
October 11, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will discuss the current state of the law regarding the ERISA church plan exemption and provide guidance for church-affiliated employers--primarily healthcare providers and schools--for evaluating the structure, operation, and funding levels of their pension plans in light of increas...
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401(k) Plan Nondiscrimination Testing: Guidance for Employee Benefits Counsel
Meeting IRS Requirements, Avoiding Corrective Distributions, Evaluating Safe Harbor Plans,...
January 13, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide employee benefits attorneys and plan sponsors with detailed guidance on performing nondiscrimination testing on 401(k) plans. The panel will review the minimum coverage, ADP and ACP tests for ensuring compliance with IRS nondiscrimination requirements, explain the benefi...
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ERISA Retirement Plan Successor Liability: Due Diligence Strategies for Stock Sales, Merge...
December 8, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will arm ERISA counsel with techniques necessary to avoid retirement plan successor liability in M&A deals. Our experienced panelists will discuss due diligence strategies for uncovering benefit plan liabilities in stock sales, mergers and asset sales.
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401(k) Fee Litigation After Tibble v. Edison Int'l: Navigating the Continuing Duty to Moni...
Establishing ERISA Plan Investment Policies to Avoid Fee Challenges and Costly Liability
August 6, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide benefits counsel with guidance on meeting the continuing duty to monitor ERISA plan investments established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Tibble v. Edison International. The panel will help plan sponsors create investment policies to ensure compliance with ERISA fiduciary...
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ERISA Pension Plan Overpayments: Navigating Conflicting Fiduciary Obligations and IRS Guid...
Preventing or Uncovering Errors Before Distribution, Restoring Losses and Protecting the P...
July 8, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide guidance to ERISA and employee benefits counsel on addressing pension plan overpayments to participants and beneficiaries. The panel will discuss best practices for preventing costly errors, options for recouping payments and restoring losses to the plan, the equitable c...
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Pension De-Risking for Employee Benefit Sponsors: Avoiding Litigation and Enforcement Acti...
Designing and Implementing a Strategy to Minimize Risk and Ensure ERISA Compliance
May 27, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide benefits counsel with a review of pension de-risking approaches companies can use to reduce some of the risks involved with employee retirement benefits and keep retirement plans adequately funded. The panel will offer best practices for leveraging the precautions to pre...
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Retirement Plan Investment Changes: Meeting Strict ERISA Requirements Amid Increasing DOL...
Complying With Procedural Requirements for Investment Selection, Documentation and Notice
February 19, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and plan fiduciaries with a plan of action for selecting investments and making investment changes within retirement plans in an environment of increased DOL audits and lawsuits. Our experienced panelists will discuss the requirements governing selection, d...
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Hybrid Pension Plans: Navigating Complex ERISA and IRC Requirements to Minimize Liability...
Complying With Primary Regulations, Reconciling Nondiscrimination, Age Discrimination, Wea...
January 6, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with strategies for structuring hybrid pension plans focusing on cash balance and pension equity plans, as well as litigation issues related to these plans. Experienced panelists will review the primary ERISA and IRC requirements and offer guidance on more...
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Challenging Multiemployer Pension Withdrawal Liability Assessments
Evaluating Whether to Challenge Assessments, Navigating the Procedural Framework, and Leve...
November 4, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with strategies for challenging pension withdrawal assessments, with a potential for saving millions. Experienced panelists will review considerations in making the decision to challenge the assessment, procedural pitfalls and asserting defenses.
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Structuring ERISA-Compliant Retirement Buyouts
Navigating Design Considerations, Funding Options and Qualification Rules for Defined Bene...
October 9, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel with the tools necessary to design and implement a retirement buyout or early retirement incentive program. Our experienced panelist will review design considerations for varying kinds of retirement plans, funding options, tax implications, and qualificatio...
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Structuring Retirement Plan Internal Controls Amid Heightened IRS and DOL Scrutiny
Avoiding Violations with Plan Amendments, Target Date Funds, Investment Manager Agreements...
June 4, 2014 • CLE, CPE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide ERISA counsel and advisors with the tools necessary to structure internal controls that mitigate expanded IRS and DOL audits. Our experienced panelists will provide best practices to avoid violations with plan amendments, target date funds, discrimination testing and mor...
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ERISA Assets: QPAM and INHAM Audit Legal Requirements and Best Practices
Navigating DOL Rules for Pension Asset Management Compliance
September 10, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will prepare counsel to advise asset manager clients regarding Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) and in-house asset manager (INHAM) audits as required by the Department of Labor. The panel will review the new exemption rules, who can conduct an audit, what the process entai...
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Multi-Employer Pension Plans: Continued Participation or Withdrawal?
Evaluating Risks, Meeting Contribution Obligations, and Minimizing Withdrawal Liability
August 20, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide counsel to employers in multi-employer pension plans with an overview of factors to consider when determining contribution obligations under the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and contemplating withdrawal from the plans. The panel will outline best practices to evaluate pl...
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ERISA Retirement Plans: Fiduciary Compliance and Risk Management for Investment Fund Selec...
Discharging Fiduciary Duties and Limiting Fiduciary Liability
August 8, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide an overview for counsel on key regulatory and litigation developments impacting the scope of fiduciary duties in selecting and replacing plan investment funds and providing plan fee disclosures. The program will also provide practical advice for plan sponsors and provide...
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Defined Benefit Pension Plan Litigation: Latest Developments
Avoiding and Defending Challenges to Plan Investments and Other DB Plan Decisions
May 7, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will provide benefits counsel with a review of emerging theories of fiduciary duty and investment management liability, as well as other key developments in defined benefit plan litigation. The panel will discuss best practices for defending and minimizing exposure to defined benefit...
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DOL Retirement Plan Fee and Expense Disclosures: Tackling Complex 408(b)(2) Questions
Looking at What Worked and What Needs Improvement in the First Round of 408(b)(2) Disclosu...
September 12, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
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This CLE course will identify the recurring questions that have arisen for benefits counsel encounter when obtaining service provider disclosure requirements under Rule 408(b)(2), as well as the best means for fiduciaries to effectively use that information when outlining plan costs to participants.
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