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Avoid the risk that traps many HR managers

by Roland|Criss | Aug 30, 2018 | Retirement Plans

Tip for August 2018 It seems so simple, yet the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) fines multitudes of enterprises every year for their failure to perform a basic task. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) requires that...

The Duke University case reshuffles human resources priorities

by Roland|Criss | Aug 27, 2018 | Higher Education, Retirement Plans

Last week’s legal bombshell will scramble human resources strategies for every college and university that sponsors a qualified retirement plan. A second lawsuit against Duke University in connection with a complaint filed in August 2016 alleging its breach of...

Fiduciary Habits of Best-in-Class HR Executives

by Roland|Criss | Jul 17, 2018 | Retirement Plans

Tip for July 2018 Human resources managers are hampered by the lack of a regulatory standard for fiduciary best practices. But that doesn’t mean that a reliable framework of compliance ready guidelines doesn’t exist. Professional fiduciary procedures have...

5 Answers to Best Practices Questions

by Roland|Criss | Jun 29, 2018 | Retirement Plans

We asked experts in our Risk Practice Group to reveal the questions most frequently asked by human resources managers about best practices for enterprises that sponsor retirement plans qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Act (“ERISA”). ...

The Veil of Authenticity

by Roland|Criss | May 1, 2018 | Retirement Plans

Tip for April 2018 Many investment service providers represent themselves to be genuine, devoted partners to retirement plan sponsors – from their brands, to their marketing presentations, to their detailed, regular updates to clients. By all accounts, it appears that...