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Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Fiduciary Breach - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma that fulfilling ERISA’s disclosure obligations is not sufficient to start the clock...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

What is a PEP? A PEP or Pooled Employer Plan is a new way, created by the SECURE Act, for unrelated employers to collectively participate in a defined contribution plan which is professionally run, and because of economies of scale, could charge...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

You expect your insurance carrier to provide coverage when a claim is made against your company. However, coverage denials frequently occur and take companies by surprise. In this webinar, Jonathan Cass will discuss how to minimize the chance of a...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

La directive (UE) 2019/1937 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union (la « Directive ») a vocation à établir des normes minimales communes entre les pays...By: Cohen & Gresser LLP

Effective January 1, 2020, Assembly Bill 1554 requires that California employers notify employees who participate in a flexible spending account, including a dependent care flexible spending account, a health flexible spending account or adoption...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller just granted a preliminary injunction to block Assembly Bill 51 throughout future court proceedings, which will examine the enforceability of the new law.  This is welcome news for California employers...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the SECURE Act) was enacted on December 20, 2019, as part of a major appropriations bill. The SECURE Act is intended to make it easier for a broad range of individuals to save for...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Many provisions of the SECURE Act passed at the end of last year will change the way qualified plans are run. Among the most significant changes are provisions creating new distribution options and new death distribution restrictions for qualified...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

Assembly Bill 51, the controversial law that would have prevented employers from requiring employees to enter arbitration agreements, has been put on hold until at least January 31, 2020.  As reported in this blog last week, the law was supposed to...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

We previously wrote about the need for an option plan tune up before IPO. In that segment, we addressed the equity mix and vesting schedule differences between private company and public companies.  Here in Part Two - we navigate other stock option...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.