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defined contribution plans
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Blog - Sackers
Sackers comments on The DWP’s consultation and discussion paper on DC pension scale requirements
By Lewis Moore
The DWP’s consultation and discussion paper on DC pension scale requirements closes on 7 September 2026. Commenting on the consultation, Michael Jones, partner, said: “The government has been pursuing a…
The Business of Benefits
How to Distribute Income Guarantees From a DC Plan
By Robert Toth
Often overlooked in a fiduciary analysis of any DC Lifetime Income Program are the impacts arising from the method in which any accumulated lifetime income guarantee is being distributed from…
The Business of Benefits
The 4 “Non-Alt Asset” Things A DC Annuity Can Do
By Robert Toth
The Business of Benefits
Annuities in DC Plans Are Normal
By Robert Toth
An important and separate “tool,” if you will, in the professional’s portfolio for use in assessing and understanding the manner in which any lifetime income program will fit into any…
Your ERISA Watch
Fourth Circuit Nixes Mandatory Class Action in Defined Contribution Underperformance Suit
Trauernicht v. Genworth Fin. Inc., No. 24-1880, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 667917 (4th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges Niemeyer, Agee, and Richardson) This week’s notable decision addresses…
The Business of Benefits
Two TRA 86 Changes Still Haunt Small Savers in DC Plans
By Robert Toth
SECURE and 2.0's efforts to open up the availability of defined contribution plan balances for personal emergencies, including the establishment of those goofy PLESA accounts, really have their roots in…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Coming Soon: DOL’s Proposed Rules Facilitating Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans
On January 13, 2026, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) relating to the inclusion…
Spotlight on Benefits
Updated Guidance: Minnesota Paid Family Leave and Defined Contribution Plan Compensation
In IRS Notice 2026-6, the IRS issued a one-year extension of the tax treatment of medical benefits received by an employee through a paid family leave program (PFL). Minnesota has…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Intel’s 401(k) Lawsuit Concerning Inclusion of Private Equity Investments
By Anne Hall
After six years of litigation, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit has dismissed a 401(k) lawsuit filed by Intel employees against the company. The employees alleged that including private…
Employment & Labor
Government publishes final report on Pensions Investment Review
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 29 May 2025, HM Treasury (HMT), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published their final report on the Pensions…