Client Bulletins issued since the most recent Topical Index
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2020_17 |
3/20/2020 |
President Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act |
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2020_01 |
1/7/2020 |
Budget Bill Repeals “Cadillac Tax”, Reinstates PCOCI Fee, Raises MRD to Age 72, Rescues UMWA Pension and Health Plans, Increases Penalties for 5500 and Other Filings |
[PDF] |
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2019_16 |
3/14/2019 |
House Holds Hearing on Multiemployer Pensions
“The Cost of Inaction: Why Congress Must Address the Multiemployer Pension Crisis" |
[PDF] |
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2019_07 |
2/1/2019 |
Multiemployer Pension Loan Program Bill Reintroduced |
[PDF] |
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2018_76 |
11/30/2018 |
Joint Select Committee Fails to Reach Agreement on Plan to Avert Multiemployer Pension Crisis |
[PDF] |
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2018_74 |
11/21/2018 |
Options Being Considered by the Joint Select Committee |
[PDF] |
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2018_66 |
10/12/2018 |
Joint Select Committee Facing November 30 Deadline To Vote On Report And Proposed Legislative Language |
[PDF] |
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2018_33 |
5/22/2018 |
Joint Select Committee on Multiemployer Pensions Meets Again In Educational Session On the PBGC |
[PDF] |
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2018_27 |
4/20/2018 |
Joint Select Committee on Multiemployer Pensions Meets Again In Educational Session |
[PDF] |
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2018_24 |
4/6/2018 |
Joint Select Committee on Multiemployer Pensions Meets |
[PDF] |
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2018_18 |
3/9/2018 |
Bill to Authorize a New "Composite" Multiemployer Pension Plan Design Introduced Into House |
[PDF] |
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2018_12 |
2/16/2018 |
Congress Establishes Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans |
[PDF] |
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2018_07 |
1/26/2018 |
IAM Pension Participants Vote to Approve MPRA Benefit Suspensions |
[PDF] |
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2018_06 |
1/24/2018 |
Cadillac Tax Delayed Until 2022! |
[PDF] |
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2018_04 |
1/17/2018 |
DOL Keeps April 1, 2018 Effective Date for Disability Claims Regulations
No Further Delays for the Rule |
[PDF] |
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2018_02 |
1/10/2018 |
President Signs Tax Bill that Effectively Repeals the ACAs Individual Mandate |
[PDF] |
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2017_75 |
12/6/2017 |
Multiemployer Pension Loan Program Bills Introduced |
[PDF] |
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2017_72 |
11/27/2017 |
Disability Claims Procedures Delayed Until April 1, 2018 |
[PDF] |
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2017_24 |
4/19/2017 |
Cybersecurity Considerations for Pension & Welfare Plans
Advice from the ERISA Advisory Council for Plan Sponsors |
[PDF] |
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2017_17 |
3/13/2017 |
House GOP Releases Draft “American Health Care Act” Bill |
[PDF] |
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2017_15 |
3/7/2017 |
DOL Issues Final Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship Plans Regulations -
First Update Since 1978 - Affects JATC Plans |
[PDF] |
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2017_11 |
2/14/2017 |
Four GOP Legislative Alternatives to the ACA |
[PDF] |
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2017_10 |
2/10/2017 |
Alternative Pension Plan Designs |
[PDF] |
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2017_04 |
1/19/2017 |
DOL Publishes Final Regulation Concerning Disability Claims and Appeals Procedures |
[PDF] |
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2017_02 |
1/9/2017 |
Treasury Approves First MPRA Suspension Application
Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund Gets it Right |
[PDF] |
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2017_01 |
1/6/2017 |
District Court Halts Implementation of Section 1557 Regulations Concerning “Gender Identity” |
[PDF] |
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2016_71 |
12/14/2016 |
Two More MPRA Suspension Applications Bite the Dust |
[PDF] |
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2016_60 |
10/27/2016 |
OCR Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing |
[PDF] |
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2016_58 |
10/19/2016 |
What are "Significant Publications and Significant Communications" Under ACA Section 1557 |
[PDF] |
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2016_57 |
10/14/2016 |
Criminal Charges Filed Against Contributing Employer for Mail Fraud Based On Filing False Remittance Information |
[PDF] |
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2016_51 |
9/12/2016 |
House Committee Releases Discussion Draft on a New Multiemployer Plan Structure - "Composite Plans" |
[PDF] |
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2016_41 |
7/29/2016 |
Proposed Revisions to Form 5500 and Schedules Published |
[PDF] |
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2016_39 |
7/22/2016 |
Phase Two HIPAA Privacy Audits Have Begun |
[PDF] |
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2016_25 |
5/9/2016 |
Treasury Denies Central States Pension Fund's Application to Reduce Benefits Under MPRA |
[PDF] |
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2016_09 |
2/12/2016 |
U.S. Supreme Court Limits the Reach of a Plan's Subrogation Clause Under ERISA Where the Participant Spends the $$ |
[PDF] |
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2016_08 |
2/8/2016 |
DOL Sues IAM National Pension Fund and Nine Trustees for Various Breaches of ERISA |
[PDF] |
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2016_05 |
1/29/2016 |
District Court Upholds Arbitrator’s Decision That “Employer Contributions” Included “PPA Funding Contributions” Under Reciprocity Agreement
“Full Amount” of Employer Contributions Subject To Reciprocity Under the United Association (UA) Pension Reciprocal Agreement |
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2015_40 |
8/10/2015 |
Draft IRS 2015 Form 1094/1095-C Instructions Give Clear Guidance to ALEs Contributing to Multiemployer Plans |
[PDF] |
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2015_32 |
7/1/2015 |
Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriages are a Protected Right Under the Constitution
Ruling Invalidates State Law Bans Against Same-Sex Marriage |
[PDF] |
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2015_27 |
6/17/2015 |
IRS, PBGC Publish Proposed MPRA Regulations and Procedures |
[PDF] |
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2015_23 |
5/22/2015 |
2,473,132 Rea$on$ For Multiemployer Pension Plans To Review Their Reciprocity Agreements And Practices |
[PDF] |
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2015_06 |
2/12/2015 |
Anthem to Notify HHS of Breach and Provide Identity Theft and Other Protections |
[PDF] |
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2015_04 |
2/6/2015 |
The "Hack" at Anthem and the HIPAA Privacy Rules on Breach Notification |
[PDF] |
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2015_03 |
2/3/2015 |
Final Multiemployer DB Funding Notice Regulation Issued Applicable 1st Plan Year On or After January 1, 2015
Model Notice Included |
[PDF] |
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2015_02 |
1/23/2015 |
DOL Releases Guidance on Apprenticeship and Training Plan Expenses - Skills Competitions |
[PDF] |
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2014_60 |
12/18/2014 |
Congress Passes Multiemployer Pension Reform;
President Signs Into Law |
[PDF] |
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2014_49 |
10/17/2014 |
Court Rules Multiemployer Pension Fund’s Withholding Of First $1/Hr. of Employer Contributions From Traveler Violated the Plan, The Reciprocal Agreement and ERISA |
[PDF] |
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2014_40 |
8/20/2014 |
EEOC Issues Updated Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Discrimination Which Affects Health Plans |
[PDF] |
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