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BY Ted Godbout | 3/30/2020
President Trump on March 27 signed into law the sweeping $2.2 trillion stimulus bill that includes retirement relief provisions supported by the American Retirement Association.
It wasn’t easy—or... Read More
BY Robert Richter | 3/30/2020
In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, one of the countless issues facing plan sponsors and practitioners alike is determining a participant’s employment status, more specifically whether there has... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/27/2020
President Trump on March 27 signed into law the sweeping $2 trillion stimulus bill that includes retirement relief provisions supported by the American Retirement Association.
It wasn’t easy – or... Read More
BY John Iekel | 3/26/2020
The spread of the Coroinavirus, and the measures to keep it under control, have caused dramatic changes in the financial environment underpinning retirement plans. A recent Plan Sponsor Council of... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/26/2020
It’s not over yet, but after six days of intense negotiations, about midnight on March 25, the Senate unanimously approved a sweeping $2 trillion stimulus bill, including retirement relief provisions... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/25/2020
Please note: The live NAPA Member webcast scheduled for Monday, March 30 is full. However, you can sign up to access the recorded version at https://usaretirement.wufoo.com/forms/s1h3rsaf1et1y30... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/25/2020
The American Retirement Association is calling on the Treasury Department to provide funding relief for DC plans to help employers facing significant financial burdens relating to the Coronavirus.... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/25/2020
Senate leaders and the Trump Administration finally came to terms on a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus emergency relief package—but it’s not done yet.
The announcement, which came around 1:00 a.m.... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/24/2020
As the Senate squabbles over legislation designed to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus, the Speaker of the House has unveiled a version with slightly different provisions regarding retirement... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 3/24/2020
I have long been enamored of so-called “end of the world” fiction—the kind where society as we know it is confronted by the aftermath of some cataclysmic event. And while “this” doesn’t seem to be... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/24/2020
American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff recently appeared on the Broadcast Retirement Network with an update on what we expect, hope, and need to see.
We’ve been getting reports from a... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/23/2020
A revised version of the CARES Act includes additional retirement relief provisions supported by the American Retirement Association, though the negotiations aren’t over yet.
After... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/23/2020
The American Retirement Association, along with two dozen other trade organizations, is urging Congress to provide immediate relief to retirement plan sponsors, participants and retirees in the wake... Read More
BY Andrew Remo | 3/20/2020
The CARES Act includes provisions advocated by the American Retirement Association that loosen retirement plan hardship and loan rules to free up funds for individuals impacted by the Coronavirus... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 3/20/2020
Concerns about the coronavirus are—well, rampant; schools are and businesses are closing, sporting events are being cancelled or postponed, and, at least in some locales, toilet paper is said to be... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 3/19/2020
The American Retirement Association has reached out to members of Congress with proposals to help alleviate cash flow issues for small businesses with retirement plans.
The ARA, whose broad... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 3/17/2020
Perhaps like many of you, I spent the last week watching a series of announcements regarding various school and business closings associated with the coronavirus—but I was also keeping an eye on my... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 3/17/2020
Considering the ongoing and future business impacts of the coronavirus, the American Retirement Association asked the Treasury and DOL for relief from certain retirement plan filing deadlines.... Read More
BY John Iekel and Ted Godbout | 3/17/2020
The American Retirement Association has been working with key lawmakers to include legislation that would provide tax relief to individuals and employers that suffer a sustained economic loss... Read More
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