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Report Link Coordination of Retiree Health Benefits with Medicare and State Health Benefits.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - January 23, 2008 On December 26, 2007, the EEOC published its final rule permitting an exemption from the ADEA for employers who offer retiree health care benefits that coordinate with Medicare. The final rule confirms the ability of employers to continue the practice of offering retirees eligible for Medicare benefits that differ from those offered to retirees who are under the age of 65. The exemption is effective immediately and applies to all current or newly created retiree benefits plans. Report Link New EEOC Rule Allows Employers to Change Health Benefits When Retirees Become Eligible for Medicare.Phelps Dunbar LLP - January 16, 2008 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new final rule on December 26th that allows employers to reduce or eliminate health benefits to a retiree when he or she becomes eligible for Medicare, without violating federal age discrimination laws. Report Link Benefits Alert for 2008: New Retiree Health Insurance Help for Employers (pdf).Nexsen Pruet - January 11, 2008 On December 26, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published a final rule that affords significant flexibility for employers who want to continue their long-standing practice of coordinating benefits with Medicare for the retired workforce. Report Link EEOC Publishes Final Rule Permitting Employers to Coordinate Retiree Health Benefits with Medicare.Ford & Harrison LLP - January 04, 2008 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published its final rule permitting employers to coordinate retiree health benefits with eligibility for Medicare or comparable state health benefits programs. See 29 CFR Parts 1625 and 1627. Specifically, the rule creates a narrow exemption from the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for such plans. The rule does not otherwise affect an employer's ability to offer health or other employment benefits to retirees, consistent with the law. Report Link 2008 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans.Jackson Lewis LLP - October 24, 2007 The Internal Revenue Service recently announced its cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and Social Security generally effective for Tax Year 2008 (see IR‑2007-171). Most notably, the limitation on annual salary deferrals into a 401(k) plan remains unchanged at $15,500. Report Link 3rd Circuit Decision Greenlights Changes To Retiree Health Plans.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - June 27, 2007 Employers and retirees may have finally gotten the green light to design retiree health plans and early retirement incentive programs to take advantage of the retirees' eligibility for Medicare benefits. On June 4, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a long awaited ruling holding that EEOC's 2003 proposed regulations allowing employers to design their retiree health plans to coordinate with Medicare, were valid. Report Link 2006 Year-End Qualified Plan Update (pdf).Hogan & Hartson LLP - December 07, 2006 As the end of 2006 nears, there are a number of changes affecting qualified retirement plans that require action by plan sponsors. This Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Update details these changes and other provisions affecting qualified plans, and the action and/or consideration required of plan sponsors. The update also references the IRS Notice 2006-107, which delays the employer stock diversification notice requirement to January 1, 2007 at the earliest. Report Link Fifth Circuit Holds that Merger Agreement Amends Retiree Medical Program and Prevents Subsequent Amendment to Benefits Coverage.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - November 08, 2006 In a case with major implications for retiree medical plans, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Halliburton Company Benefits Committee v. Graves, 463 F.3d 360 (5th Cir. 2006), that amendments made by Halliburton Company in 2003 to the medical benefit program for retirees of Dresser Industries violated a 1998 merger agreement between Halliburton and Dresser. The Court concluded that the provision of the merger agreement that allowed Halliburton to change retiree medical benefits only if the company made similar changes to medical benefits for current employees was a revision to the retiree medical program plan documents that restricted Halliburton's otherwise unfettered right to make changes to the Dresser retiree medical program. Report Link IRS Announces Adjusted Plan Limits for 2007.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - October 20, 2006 The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2007 adjusted limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans. Please see the accompanying table for these new adjusted limits, effective January 1, 2007. Report Link Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System Updated (pdf).Ford & Harrison LLP - May 24, 2006 A retirement plan that is intended to satisfy
the requirements of Internal Revenue Code
(“Code”) Section 401(a), may discover that it
has inadvertently failed to meet one or more of those
requirements. Report Link IRS announces adjusted plan limits for 2006.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - October 27, 2005 The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2006 adjusted limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans. Please see the accompanying table for these new adjusted limits, effective January 1, 2006. Report Link A summary of important 2006 rule changes for retirement and welfare benefit plans.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - August 24, 2005 A number of changes relating to qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans) and employee welfare benefit plans will become effective either on January 1, 2006 or later during 2006. This Alert summarizes some of the more important of these upcoming changes. Report Link DOL and SEC Offer Tips for Selecting Service Providers for Retirement Plans and Evaluating Their Objectivity.Jackson Lewis LLP - June 29, 2005 We are often asked what a retirement plan sponsor should consider when selecting a service provider for the plan. This is important for plan sponsors since they typically rely on the professionals they select to advise and assist them with their employee benefit plan duties. Report Link Phased Retirement Regulations Proposed (pdf).Vedder Price - February 17, 2005 The IRS recently released proposed regulations that will
permit phased retirement programs if certain requirements
are satisfied. Report Link IRS Announces Adjusted Plan Limits For 2005.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - October 28, 2004 The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2005 adjusted limits that affect the operation of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, and certain other types of employee benefit plans. Please see the accompanying table for these new adjusted limits, effective January 1, 2005. Report Link Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Mandatory Automatic Direct Rollovers.Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - October 08, 2004 The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ("EGTRRA") included a provision requiring retirement plans that provide for a cashout distribution of small accounts to automatically roll those small accounts to an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity ("IRA") on behalf of the participant. Report Link EEOC Announces Relief For Employers Providing Retiree Health Benefits.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 24, 2004 On April 22, 2004, the EEOC approved a final rule that would permit employers to provide lesser benefits to retirees who are eligible for Medicare than to retirees who are not yet eligible for Medicare. Report Link Redefining Retirement in the 21st Century.Knowledge@Wharton (Reg Required) - June 03, 2004 This article focuses on pension planning as it relates to employment trends among both younger and older workers.
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