The Internal Revenue Service has announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for 2012.

The Fraser Stryker family mourns the passing of partner Geof Heiden on October 24, 2011.

Dan Wintz is quoted in the October 2011 edition of PLANSPONSOR magazine in its featured cover article "WRONG" WAYS: 10 Things You're (Probably Still) Doing Wrong as an ERISA Fiduciary.

When an employee obtains a participant loan from a qualified retirement plan and subsequently enters active military service, the interest on such loan is limited to 6% if the servicemember gives required notice within 180 days after military service.

Best Lawyers has named Joseph K. Meusey, Robert F. Rossiter Jr., and Patrick J. Barrett as 2012 Lawyers of the Year.

New regulations have been issued to implement the summary of benefits and coverage ("SBC") requirements that were enacted as part of health care reform. An SBC provides information on health plans and coverage so consumers can compare options.

Fraser Stryker PC LLO is proud to be listed in PLANSPONSOR magazine's "2011 Employee Benefits Attorneys Guide" among 46 leading employee benefits national law firms.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal's recent decision that single employee employment contracts are not ERISA plans creates a circuit split in conflict with decisions by the Fourth, Seventh, and Eleventh circuits.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2011-72 and a memorandum for field examination operations to provide guidance on the federal income tax treatment of employer-provided cellular telephones and other similar telecommunications equipment.

Fraser Stryker attorney Kathryn Dittrick is scheduled to present at the Employment Law Update: Contemporary Challenges in a Changing Workplace to be held in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 21, 2011.