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Social Investment Policies Redux: Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights

On December 11, 2020 the Department of Labor announced a final rule regarding fiduciary duties relating to...

Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Governing Plan Investments: Just Follow the Money

On October 30, 2020 the Department of Labor announced a final rule that provides guidelines to plan...

Department of Labor Announces Criteria for Investment Advice Fiduciary Status - Again

On Monday, June 29, 2020, the Department of Labor announced that it was (i) reinstating a five-part...

The CARES Act: Highlights of Benefits Provisions - UPDATE

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act,” or “Act”) has been signed into law....

No Plan is Perfect – But Now You Can Self-Correct More Plan Mistakes

In Revenue Procedure 2019-19, the Internal Revenue Service has expanded the Self-Correction Program (“SCP”) under the Employee...

Not So Fast: The Tax Reform Act DOES Impact Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

Although most of the attention given to the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has focused...

The New Fiduciary Rule: Department of Labor Issues First Round of FAQs

Background Under the expansive fiduciary rule announced by the Department of Labor in April of this year...

Riker Danzig Partner Elected to Secretary of the Tax Law Section of the NJ State Bar Association

Jason D. Navarino, a partner in Riker Danzig’s Tax and Corporate Groups, has been elected Secretary of...

Stephen Herbes to Speak on Employee Benefit Plan Audits

On May 14, 2010, Stephen Herbes, an associate in Riker Danzig’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group,...