Barry Salkin concentrates his practice in ERISA and employee benefits law. He has significant expertise drafting, amending and negotiating various ERISA and employee benefit plans, including defined benefit pension plans, profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, as well as qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation programs. He also has wide-ranging experience crafting group medical and health plans involving Health Care Reform, HIPAA, and COBRA. In addition, he has represented clients in ERISA litigation and audits.
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for RMDs Under the SECURE Act
'A variety of issues arise in determining whether an individual is an eligible designated beneficiary'
DOL Lifetime Income Disclosure Regulation Explained
In 2019, the SECURE Act amended Section 105 of ERISA. That section requires participant benefit statements to be…
IRS Guidance on Qualified Distributions for Births, Adoptions
In 2020, most of the IRS guidance with respect to employee benefit plans has addressed issues arising under…
Return of the DOL’s ‘Five-Part Fiduciary Test’
On June 29, 2020, the DOL issued a rulemaking package consisting of a final rule setting aside the…