DOL Releases Final Rule Clarifying Employee or Independent Contractor Status
The Department of Labor issued a final rule to assist employers when determining whether a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
DOL Releases Proposed Regulations for Automatic Portability Transactions
The Department of Labor has released proposed regulations related to the implementation of section 120 of the SECURE 2.0 Act.
IRS Releases Final Guidance on Penalty Exceptions for Failure to File Correct Information Returns or Furnish Payee Statements
The Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations that provide de minimis error safe harbor exceptions to penalties for failure to file correct information returns or furnish correct payee statements.
Washington Pulse: IRS Releases Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions
The Internal Revenue Service has released Notice 2024-02, which provides guidance in a question and answer format regarding several provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0).
IRS Issues Proposed Long-Term, Part-Time Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service has released a proposed regulation reflecting statutory changes related to long-term, part-time employees made by the SECURE Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0).
DOL Issues Final Rule Updating Davis-Bacon Regulations
The Department of Labor has issued a final rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act and the Davis-Bacon Related Acts nearly 40 years after the Department last completed a comprehensive revision of the guidelines.
DOL Proposes Expanded Definition of Investment Advice Fiduciary
The proposed rule expands the definition of fiduciary; requires that advice being given to a broader range of retirement investors meet fiduciary standards; and treats more rollover recommendations as fiduciary advice.
IRS Releases Proposed Forfeiture Guidance
The IRS recently released proposed regulations regarding the use of forfeitures within qualified retirement plans.
SECURE 2.0 is Congress’s Retirement Enhancement Encore
This bill was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which was signed into law on December 29, 2022.
Congress Approves Appropriations Bill, Containing the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, President’s Signature Expected
The House of Representatives has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, HR 2617, today with a 225-201-1 vote.
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