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- White House Asks Agencies to Delay Publication, Effective Dates of Regulations Pending Review
- From the January 22, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- On Inauguration Day, President Obama’s Chief of Staff issued a memorandum to executive department agencies and heads, advising them of the President’s plan for managing the Federal regulatory process so as to give his appointees and ...
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- 2008 Form M-1, Including Self-Compliance Tool, Made Available by the DOL With Few Changes From the Previous Year
- From the January 08, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued the 2008 Form M-1, Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). Subject to certain limited exceptions, this annual report must be filed with the ...
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- Advance Form 5500 for 2008 Plan Year Has Been Released
- From the December 04, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL, IRS, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation have released advance, informational copies of the Form 5500, Schedules, and Instructions to be used by employee benefits plans reporting on 2008 plan years (generally, those are plan years beginning in 2008 ...
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- DOL Issues Field Guidance in FAQ Format on the Bonding Requirement for ERISA Plans
- From the December 04, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- ERISA requires all persons, including fiduciaries, who handle funds or other property of an employee benefit plan to be bonded (unless they are covered by an exemption) to protect ERISA plans against loss due to fraud or dishonesty by plan ...
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- Advance Form 5500 Released for Reporting on 2008 Plan Year
- From the November 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL, IRS, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation have released advance copies of the Form 5500, Schedules, and Instructions to be used by employee benefit plans for reporting on 2008 plan years. We will cover this development in next week&#...
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- DOL Issues FAB on ERISA's Bonding Requirement
- From the November 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- ERISA requires all persons, including fiduciaries, who handle funds or other property of an employee benefit plan to be bonded (unless they are covered by an exemption). As part of its ongoing compliance program, the DOL has issued a field ...
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- ERISA Does Not Prohibit Proposed Transfer of Assets From Terminated MEWA to Tax-Exempt Foundation
- From the October 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The trade association in this advisory opinion sponsored a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) for employees of employers in the wholesale wine and spirits industry. It sought guidance from the DOL on transferring assets from the MEWA’s trust ...
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- DOL Adds Online Payment Option to DFVC Program Penalty Calculator
- From the October 16, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL’s Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC Program) provides reduced penalties for plan administrators that have failed to timely file annual reports (Form 5500s) required by ERISA. Under the DFVC Program, plan administrators that comply with the ...
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- DOL Staff Members Provide Informal Views on Welfare Plan Topics
- From the July 31, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has posted a report on the May 7, 2008 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and DOL staff members. Highlights include the following unofficial, nonbinding comments about ...
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- DOL Issues FAQs on Schedule C Required for 2009 Plan Years
- From the July 24, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued 40 frequently asked questions on Schedule C disclosures to be required for 2009 and later plans years (when mandatory electronic filing of Form 5500 is set to begin). (See our article on the new Form 5500 ...
