Navigating Retirement Plans: Funding, Compliance, Fiduciary Liability and Litigation Risks in a Post-Election Landscape during COVID-19

About the Program
COVID-19 has changed the landscape of retirement readiness for many employees. In the economic reality brought on by the pandemic, businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. This program will give a timely post-election update on retirement plans. Please join us as we address issues hanging in the balance and explore the following topics:

• Low interest rates and their effect on Retirement Plans (both funding and investing)
• Potential Defined Benefit Plan Funding Relief
• Compliance pitfalls and IRS audit guidelines
• Fiduciary responsibilities and risks, DOL's rule on ESG and investments
• Benefits litigation trends to be alerted to, including in the areas of:
  • Cyber security and data privacy, including growing ERISA fiduciary exposure to third party administrators and for nontraditional benefits claims such as under state consumer law
  • Recordkeeping and investment management fees for mid-sized 401(k) and 403(b) plans
  • Mortality litigation
  • Cobra litigation

Speakers
Kristen Walters, Mazars
Vincent Spina, BPAS
Candace Quinn, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ada Dolph, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Benjamin Spater, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

If you have any questions, please contact Morgan Coury at mcoury@seyfarth.com and reference this event.
*CLE Credit for these webinars is approved in the following states: CA, IL, NJ and NY. CLE Credit is pending for GA, TX and VA. Credit will be applied for, but cannot be guaranteed, in all other eligible jurisdictions. Please note that in order to receive full credit for attending each webinar, the registrant must be present for the entire session.