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Multiple Employer Plans (MEP)
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A Multiple Employer Plan (MEP) is a retirement plan, such as a 401(k), that allows two or more unrelated employers to participate in a single plan. By pooling resources, employers can reduce administrative costs, share fiduciary responsibilities, and offer employees access to broader investment options. MEPs simplify compliance and can make offering retirement benefits more affordable for small and mid-sized businesses.
Putting MEPs on the Map
As we all know, the Department of Labor recently unveiled a new final rule that will make it…
DOL’s Final Rule on ARPs: What It Means for the Retirement Industry
The DOL’s newly released final regulation on “Association Retirement Plans” (ARPs) will make it easier for groups and…
DOL Wants Your Input on Open 401(k) MEPs
Open MEPs DOL Comments are open now. Share your views with the Department of Labor before the deadline for rulemaking input.
What You Need to Know About Association Retirement Plans (Now)
The entire retirement industry has been devising strategies and product ideas in expectation of receiving new guidance from…
Small Businesses (Really) Like 401(k) MEP Concept
The announcement of a new rule from the Department of Labor to make it easier for small businesses…
MEPs on the March—DOL Announces 401k Rule: Outcomes 2019 Conference
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new rule that will make it easier for small…
401(k) MEP Rule ‘Imminent,’ As White House Presses DOL
The hotly debated SECURE Act is somewhat stuck in Beltway mud, but the administration is moving forward with…
Why MEP ‘One Bad Apple’ Correction Is An Illusion
The Department of Treasury has fulfilled its portion of the directive under Executive Order (EO)13847 by issuing its…
5 Positive Retirement Plan Proposals Currently Circling Washington
What’s this? Legislative policy proposals that might actually help? The Employee Benefit Research Institute likes what it sees…
IRS: One Bad Apple Can’t Spoil a 401(k) MEP Bunch
One bad apple shouldn’t spoil the whole bunch. That’s the thinking behind the Treasury Department/IRS’s new proposed regulation…