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The tax incentives for employer-sponsored health and retirement plans are commonly at risk of being curtailed or eliminated to generate federal revenue in the context of tax or budget reform. The Council is constantly working to preserve these tax incentives by underscoring their economic value.
Under ERISA, a fiduciary has the legal responsibility to act solely in the interest of its participants and beneficiaries. This section covers enforcement, amendment and litigation of these responsibilities, including matters related to the provision of retirement-related investment advice.
This section covers employee benefit matters related to the definition and treatment of spouse and dependent beneficiaries, including proposals and rules that address marriage, domestic partnership and adoption.
The Council has long supported modernizing our disclosure system so employers have the option to provide required notices and statements in an electronic format while preserving participants' privacy, security and the right to opt out and receive paper copies of notices.
This section covers efforts at the federal level to provide employees with a minimum level of mandatory paid leave for illness and other purposes. In addition, several states and municipalities have already enacted programs mandating paid leave for private-sector employees.
This section covers policymaking and enforcement under the Internal Revenue Code, particularly sections 409A 457(A) and 162(m), relating to executive and non-qualified deferred compensation. Such matters include legislation, regulation and litigation regarding executive pay and shareholder rights.
Under the auspices of the American Benefits Institute, the Council conducts research and serves as a conduit for global companies to share information about international retirement, health and compensation plan trends.
This section includes legislation and regulation providing relief from reporting and other plan sponsor obligations as a result of localized natural disasters.
This section provides resources on employee benefit matters that are emergent, dormant, relatively rare or otherwise do not fit neatly into the other categories.