Plan Operations & Admin

Proposed DOL Rule Makes Electronic Delivery the Default Method for Plan Participant Required Notices
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In the past 17 years, since the Department of Labor promulgated its safe harbor rules for electronic delivery of required notices under ERISA, electronic delivery has slowly become the norm. As plan sponsors and recordkeepers alike strive for administrative efficiency and lower costs, it only makes sense that many prefer electronic delivery of notices. It  Read More →
Keeping in Compliance: IRS Tips for Plan Sponsors
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As an employer, you’re responsible for keeping your company’s retirement plan in compliance at all times. Additionally, your plan document should be reviewed on an annual basis and administered accordingly. The IRS offers useful tips for plan sponsors, helping you to stay compliant, informed, and prepared in order to provide the best possible retirement plan  Read More →
Hardship Withdrawals: New Year, New Rules
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This past November, the IRS issued proposed regulations to effectuate changes made for hardship withdrawals in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Comments were due by Jan. 14, 2019. Although the statutory changes are effective beginning in 2019, the proposed regulations do not require any changes in how hardships are administered until 2020. Plan documents  Read More →

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