Jan 28, 2016 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
The Eighth Circuit ruled that an insurance company that offered investment options and associated services to employees participating in a retirement plan was not acting as a fiduciary with respect to allegedly excessive fees it charged plan participants. The ruling... read more Sep 17, 2014 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
Fraser Stryker PC LLO is proud to have had the opportunity to be a sponsor of the 2014 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Nebraska Conference [http://www.shrm-ne.org/Conference.aspx/] held September 11-12 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Fraser... read more Jul 22, 2014 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
On June 30, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. In this much anticipated decision, the Supreme Court determined that closely-held corporations are not required to provide contraceptive coverage without cost sharing... read more Jul 21, 2014 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
Courts will no longer afford trustees of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”) a presumption of prudence, due to a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court. In Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, the Court struck down what was known as the... read more Jul 21, 2014 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
A recent settlement between United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) and trust company GreatBanc has resulted in a list of safeguards that should be considered best practices by trustees of employee stock ownership plans (“ESOP”). In Perez v.... read more Apr 8, 2014 | Employee Benefits & ERISA News
On April 4, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2014-19, which provides guidance for plan administrators and plan sponsors of qualified retirement plans in applying certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended... read more