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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Mar. 12, 2026 "The IRS Employee Plans has digitalized Form 15315 to allow you to electronically report the actuarial certification of a multiemployer defined benefit plan's funding status. No additional attachments or letters should be submitted with your Form 15315 submission." MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Dec. 9, 2025 "The IRS Employee Plans recently digitalized Form 15315 to allow you to electronically report the actuarial certification of a multiemployer defined benefit plan's funding status. The Mobile Friendly Forms webpage has a glitch that won't allow you to enter a date beyond Dec. 31, 2025, or plan numbers beginning with 0; for example, 002. Note: The IRS is now accepting Form 15315 certifications by mail, fax or email." MORE >> |
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BenefitsLink®
Mar. 19, 2020 BenefitsLink presents a cumulative directory of
Use the checkboxes and buttons at the top of the directory to narrow the view to either Retirement or Health & Welfare Plans, or to to one or more of the listed types of items. This directory is updated each day as new items are added. MORE >> |
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Vorys
Feb. 16, 2012 The revised rules and template were published on February 9, 2012 (available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform/). The revised rules and template are an improvement over the originals, but are still going to pose challenges to employers. MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Nov. 7, 2007
2 pages. Excerpt: Advance notice to participants of 45 days (or 15 days in the case of a multiemployer plan) -- often referred to as a 'section 204(h) notice' -- is generally required when a plan is amended to significantly reduce the rate of future benefit accrual.... [Regulations to be issued shortly will provide that a] reduced single-sum benefit resulting from an amendment to a traditional defined benefit plan to substitute the PPA-prescribed actuarial assumptions under IRC §417(e)(3) for the pre-PPA actuarial assumptions under §417(e)(3) does not require a section 204(h) notice.
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Sept. 28, 2009 3 pages. Excerpt: This Special Edition of Employee Plans News contains the following articles: [1] 'Upcoming Funding Regulations' states that the IRS and the Department of Treasury expect to issue final regulations in the near future that will cover measurement of assets and liabilities under ?430, and the application of benefit restrictions of ?436 for single-employer defined benefit plans. It also provides assistance to actuaries in issuing the adjusted funding target attainment percentage (AFTAP) for 2009. [2] 'Additional Guidance on 2009 Waiver of Required Minimum Distributions' explains key provisions of Notice 2009-82, issued on September 24, 2009, that provides guidance, transitional relief, sample plan amendments and answers to questions related to the waiver of 2009 required minimum distributions. MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Mar. 24, 2009
Excerpt: This edition contains the following articles: * Know a Nonamender? Here's what you need to know Now... * Final Regulations Issued for Automatic Contribution Arrangements * Sample Plan Language - Transfer of an ESOP's S Corporation Shares to Prevent a Nonallocation Year * The EPCU Insider -The Multiemployer Actuarial Certification Project - Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Certification Errors * ERPA - CPE Sponsor Program * Web Spins - The Retirement Plans Site * Employee Plans Published Guidance * Critical Priorities...With Monika Templeman - Today's Discussion: Update on the Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent Program * Attention All 2009 Form 1099-R Issuers * Highlights of the Retirement News for Employers * The Corner of Forms & Pubs * We're Glad You Asked! * 403(b) Phone Forum * DOL Corner * PBGC Insights * Calendar of EP Benefits Conferences
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Sept. 7, 2005
Excerpt: The Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation officials announced today their agencies are providing relief in connection with certain employee benefit plans because of damage in the Gulf Coast area caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Apr. 6, 2026 "A Fox News producer sued under the D.C. Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act after being fired for an absence he failed to report on time. He knew the night before he'd be out, told a coworker but not his supervisor, and didn't call his boss until midday. The court held his conduct wasn't protected. Paid sick leave laws ... condition protection on reasonable notice, and he didn't give any. Fox News won summary judgment." [Donner v. Fox News Network, LLC, No. 23-3401 (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2026)] MORE >> |
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Workforce
Sept. 6, 2002 Excerpt: [S]ome consultants believe it's a good idea to hold focus groups with employees early in the process, not only to decide what kind of benefit change would be most palatable to employees, but also to get input on the communication strategy.... Regardless of whether you decide to seek employee input on the changes or not, all benefits communication should answer four questions: ... MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Nov. 29, 2010
10 pages. In this edition of the Employee Plans News: Funding Relief for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans; Governmental Retirement Plans - Determination Letters; Pre-Approved IRAs; and Form 5500 Notices Sent in Error Need a Response.
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
June 3, 2005
1 page. Excerpt: After more than 20 years of statutory and regulatory changes, the 415 rules will all be in one place. Containing all of the rules on maximum benefits and contributions, the proposed 415 regulations â when finalized â will provide ... a one-stop resource for ... questions on this oft confusing section of the Code. The Employee Plans News [spoke] with Marty Pippins, Manager of EP Technical Guidance and Quality Assurance [for] his insights on the new regulations.
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Benefits Bryan Cave
Jan. 15, 2014 "The proposed regulations also clarify the requirements for employee assistance plans (EAPs) to qualify as excepted benefits beginning in 2015. An EAP will constitute an excepted benefit as long as [1] the EAP does not provide 'significant' benefits that consist of medical care, [2] the EAP benefits are not coordinated with benefits under another group health plan ... [3] employees do not have to pay a premium to participate in the EAP, and [4] the EAP does not require cost sharing. The regulators requested comments on how to define 'significant' for this purpose." MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Apr. 30, 2025 "Digital Form 15315, Annual Certification for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans: The IRS Employee Plans recently digitalized Form 15315 to allow you to electronically report the actuarial certification of a multiemployer defined benefit plan's funding status. The Mobile Friendly Forms webpage has a glitch that won't allow you to enter a date beyond December 31, 2025, or plan numbers beginning with 0; for example, 002. Alert: The IRS is now accepting Form 15315 certifications by mail, fax or email." MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
June 24, 2013 Articles include: [1] IRS Nationwide Tax Forums; [2] How much salary can you defer if you're eligible for more than one retirement plan? [3] Is a frozen defined benefit plan subject to the top-heavy minimum benefit rules? [4] 403(b) pre-approved plan program; [5] Voluntary Correction Program fees for multiple failures; [6] Tips to avoid processing delays with your Voluntary Correction Program Submission; [7] Updated submission kits for plans that missed the EGTRRA deadlines; [9] Form 5300 -- use April 2011 version; [10] Employee Stock Ownership Plans Determination Letter application review process; [11] Employee Plans Compliance Unit (EPCU) -- non-governmental 457(b) plans project examination; [12] Tips for hardship distributions; [13] SEP plan eligibility requirements. MORE >> |
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
June 22, 2008
14 pages. This edition includes the following articles: Steven T. Miller, TE/GE Commissioner, Speaks at Mid-Atlantic Benefits Conference; Form 5307 Has Been Revised; Forms & Pubs; Critical Priorities...With Monika Templeman; Maintaining Electronic Records for Employee Plans Team Audit (EPTA) Plans; Form 5500 Filing Tips - Are You a Multiemployer Plan?; Things to Remember - 2007 Forms 5500/5500EZ; Employee Plans Published Guidance; PBGC Insights; Calendar of EP Benefits Conferences.
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Feb. 2, 2007
Articles: 'IRS Employee Plans Director Comments on Staggered Remedial Amendment Cycles', 'Determination Letter Program Open for Cycle B Individually Designed and Multiple Employer Plans', and 'Opening of the Pre-Approved (Volume Submitter and Master & Prototype) Defined Benefit Plans Program Announced.' Excerpt: As of February 1, 2007, the IRS will begin accepting applications for advisory and opinion letters for defined benefit plans ...
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
Dec. 20, 2010 In this edition of the EP News: Proposed Extension of Qualified Charitable Distributions; Extended Deadline to Adopt Certain Amendments for Defined Benefit Plans; Unforeseeable Emergency Distributions from 457(b) Plans; Amortization Period Extensions for Multiemployer Plans; Modification of Group Trust Rules; EP Compliance Unit Projects; DOL Corner; and PBGC Insights. MORE >> |
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Employee Benefits Security Administration [EBSA], U.S. Department of Labor [DOL]
Jan. 7, 2018
"[The DOL] announced [on January 5] its decision for April 1, 2018, as the applicability date for employee benefit plans to comply with a final rule under [ERISA] that will give America's workers new procedural protections when dealing with plan fiduciaries and insurance providers who deny their claims for disability benefits.... The Department received approximately 200 comment letters ... The information provided in the comments did not establish that the final rule imposes unnecessary regulatory burdens or significantly impairs workers' access to disability insurance benefits."
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Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
July 31, 2015
[Here is the full text of the document:] [1] "The IRS and Treasury intend to amend the minimum distribution regulations for defined benefit plans to generally prohibit the replacement of ongoing annuity payments with a lump sum payment or any other form of accelerated payment. [2] Employee Plans email questions -- Beginning October 1, Employee Plans will no longer accept technical questions through email or from Customer Account Services. [3] Changes to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program -- Starting in 2017, the IRS will eliminate the staggered remedial amendment cycles and limit the scope of the determination letter program for individually designed plans."
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