Ask the Experts | July 27th, 2021 Should Church Plans Purchase Fiduciary Liability Insurance? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | April 7th, 2020 Appellate Court Says Mercy Health’s Pension Plan Is a Church Plan However, the case was sent back to a federal district court to determine whether ERISA’s church-plan exemption violates the Establishment...
Ask the Experts | October 29th, 2019 Ask the Experts – Clergy Distributions That Can Be Treated as Housing Allowance Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | October 15th, 2019 Ask the Experts – Controlled Group Rules for Churches Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Compliance | May 9th, 2019 Former Hospital Employees Sue Archdiocese Over Pension Plan The case is similar to other cases that have been filed on the federal level challenging a pension’s “church plan”...
Ask the Experts | April 23rd, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Vesting Rules for Governmental and Church Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | March 19th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Can a Church Terminate a SIMPLE IRA and Establish a 403(b) in... Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Compliance | January 24th, 2019 Churches Seek Clarification for Which Entities Can Adopt Pre-Approved Plans An informal position taken by the IRS is indicated by it excluding mention of non-qualified church-controlled organizations (non-QCCOs) from the...
Compliance | September 4th, 2018 Archdiocese of San Juan Files for Bankruptcy After Pension Plan Judgement Earlier this year, a judge ordered the archdiocese to pay $4.7 million to both retired and active teachers, but the...
Compliance | July 20th, 2018 R.I. Treasurer to Propose Financial Transparency Legislation for Church Pension Plans General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced that he will seek legislation in the 2019 General Assembly session that would require pension...
Administration | March 8th, 2018 Wisconsin-Based Diocese Closes Pension Plan The plan was frozen in 2007 and replaced with a 403(b) plan.
Compliance | March 7th, 2014 Church Plan Lawsuits Could Reverse 30 Years of Precedent March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent court cases are not the first efforts to try to protect retirement assets for...
Compliance | November 26th, 2013 U.S. Intervenes in Church Plan Lawsuits November 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Currently there are five lawsuits questioning the appropriateness of “church plan” status for retirement plans...