Benefits Forward

Charles Shulman, executive compensation and benefits attorney, provides an analysis of the SEC’s proposed rules governing enhanced compensation disclosure requirements.

PBGC issues proposed amendments that would make it clear that, for purposes of determining entitlment to benefits on a plan’s termination date, a service member who returns to employment within the time required under USERRA would be treated as having satsifed the reemployment condition as of the termination date even if the reemployment actually occurs after the plan’s termination date.

Treasury releases its Fact Sheet on its draft legislation governing the independence of compensation committees.

Treasury issues Fact Sheet on Say-On-Pay Legislation delivered to Congress.

The CBO estimates, preliminarily, that the House’s version of healthcare reform would cost the government approximately $1 trillion dollars over the next 10 years.

Notice 2009-59 contains list of IRS listed transactions including previously identified Roth IRA listed transaction.

The PBGC has updated its website to reflect the interest rate to be used for valuing lump sums for the month of August.

PBGC 09-17 provides disaster relief and extension for certain filings for affected parties as a result of storms and severe flooding in Missouri.

PBGC 09-16 provides disaster relief extensions for certain filings for affected parties in Oklahoma.

PBGC 09-15 provides disaster relief extensions for certain filings for affected parties in parts of Alabama.