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- Limitation Of Liability Provisions In Service Provider Contracts
- The benefit-plans service providers are increasingly making use of the limitation of liability clauses. The limitation of liability provisions control the amount of damage a company undergoes with regard to the hefty fees charged by the consultants of the organizations. As a result, the consultants have begun to soften their...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- The DOL's Enron Brief: What It Means For 401(k) Investments
- From the executive summary: ‘The CEO of a major business organization provides a unique opportunity to understand the Department of Labor's positions on Employee Retirement Income Security Act's ERISA requirements for 401k fiduciaries. ERISA requires fiduciaries to act prudently in all aspects of the fiduciary duties. Fiduciaries should be in...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Sort It Out: Missing The Mark On Employee Classification Or Compensation Will Cost You
- From the executive summary: ‘Employer misclassifications of employees can quickly erupt into class action lawsuits sparked by just one disgruntled former or current employee. California and Federal laws are onerous in this area, and both permit personal liability upon the officers and managers who controlled the decision not to pay...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- Interviewing Applicants Can Expose Firms To Suits
- Several Laws safeguard the interviewee rights against discrimination by the interviewer. These Laws also prohibit the interviewer to unduly invade the privacy of the interviewee during the interview. These Laws also govern Law firms, like any other employer. It has often been seen that when lawyers conduct interviews in distracted...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- Sorting It Out
- From the executive summary: ‘Law firms are no strangers to employee harassment and discrimination complaints. Yet, they do not always conduct an effective workplace investigation when they are faced with such complaints. Effective investigations minimize exposure to lawsuits, may dissuade a victimized employee from filing suit, and can be strong...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- IRS Issues Update On EPCRS Rev. Proc. 2003-44 IRS Issues Update On EPCRS Rev. Proc. 2003-44
- The Internal Revenue Service IRS made certain changes in the Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.). As a result of the changes, the IRS supervised voluntary compliance will become easy and cheap. However, IRS will continue to require careful assessment of the defects in the retirement plans. The paper elucidates significant changes...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Participant Directed 401(k) Plans: How Important Is 404(c)?
- The Section 404c of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA states that the fiduciaries should act in accordance with the documents and instruments of the retirement plan. The fiduciaries are responsible for the investment allocation decisions made by the participants. The plan fiduciaries should comply with the provisions in...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- Revenue Procedure 2001-17: IRS Updates And Expands Its Retirement Plan Compliance Correction Program
- From the executive summary: ‘Good things do get better as the service continues to improve its consolidated correction procedures for defects in various types of retirement plans. The changes are by and large beneficial to the pension community and ultimately for employees and participants. The Internal Revenue Service IRS-drafted closing...
- White papers 2001-07-01
- Fiduciary Responsibilities For Managing 401(k) Plans And Their Investments
- The employers and the fiduciaries perform numerous administrative and investment duties. The best way to accomplish such large volume of duties is to take the help from financial advisors. The issue, however, lies in whether the fiduciaries receive right kind of advice for the investments and services that comply with...
- White papers 2001-06-01
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