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President Trump Signs Executive Order Addressing Retirement Plans:

On August 31, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) that included three main provisions. First, the Order aims at providing…
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IRS Issues Guidance on Tying Certain Retirement Plan Contributions to Employees’ Student Loan Repayments:

On August 17, 2018, the IRS released Private Letter Ruling 201833012 (the “PLR”). The party that requested the PLR is a 401(k) plan…
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New IRS Regulations Provide Welcome News for 401(k) Plan Sponsors: 

As explained in the February, 2017 edition of The Speed Reader, last year the IRS published proposed regulations that helpfully expanded the permissible…
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August 2018 ERISA Litigation Update: 

Given the continuing wave of ERISA litigation, this article has become a mainstay of The Speed Reader. Cases that were recently resolved are…
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