Roundup of ASPPA Information and Analysis Concerning COVID-19

ASPPA provides extensive coverage concerning a host of aspects of the pandemic and its consequences for plan sponsors, administrators, service providers and participants. This includes how developments resulting from it have affected plans and participants, and how they can be addressed; discussion of the actions by government agencies, as well as laws enacted, and what they mean; and extensive advocacy efforts by the American Retirement Association.

 

Following is a roundup of this coverage.

 

 

 

Senate Approves Coronavirus Stimulus with Retirement Relief 

 

Trump Signs Coronavirus Stimulus Legislation with Retirement Relief into Law 

 

As Senate Negotiations Continue, Pelosi Prepares Alternative 

 

House Considering Coronavirus Stimulus with Retirement Relief 

 

 

Senate (Finally) Strikes a Coronavirus Deal, But…   

 

More Retirement Rx in Senate’s Revised Coronavirus Stimulus Bill 

 

 

House Approves Expanded Paycheck Protection Program   

 

 

 

 

IRS Extends Remedial Amendment Periods 

 

IRS Says High-Deductible Health Plans Can Cover Coronavirus Costs 

 

 

IRS 5500 Extension Comes Up Short   

 

PGBC Announces Deadline Relief 

 

CalSavers Extends Registration Deadline for Large Employers 

 

NJ Extends Deadline for Considering Proposed Fiduciary Rule 

 

 

 

ARA Requests DOL Relief on Certain ERISA Notice and Disclosure Requirements  

 

ARA Pushes for Plan Filing Relief Due to Coronavirus Impact 

 

ARA Presses for DC Plan Funding Relief and More 

 

Extend Remedial Amendment Period for 1 Year, ARA Recommends 

 

 

ARA Crafts Proposal to Provide Retirement Plan Funding Relief for Small Businesses 

 

ARA Presses for Retirement Plan Relief in Coronavirus Stimulus Bill 

 

 

 

Helping Plans Respond to the New Challenges 

 

Most U.S. Investors Remain Unfazed Over Stock Market Volatility 

 

How Are Plan Sponsors Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic? 

 

 

Recordkeepers Adjust to Pandemic 

 

How Has COVID-19 Affected Retirement Income Adequacy? 

 

Study Finds Q1 Participant Stability Amid COVID-19 Crisis 

 

Social Security Trust Funds at Heightened Risk, Analysis Warns 

 

Employer and Participation Behavior Evolves Amid COVID-19 

 

DC Plan Communications in the Age of COVID-19  

 

A Look at 401(k) Participant Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

 

So Far, Easing 401(k) Access Prevails During COVID-19 Pandemic  

 

 

 

Severance of Employment, Layoff or Furlough? 

 

The End of the World as We Know it? 

 

ASPPA/ASEA Member Webcast Exclusive: Coronavirus Relief Update 

 

Retirement Contributions and the Paycheck Protection Program 

 

 

SPECIAL UPDATE: CARES Act FAQs 

 

 

5 Things People Miss (or Get Wrong) About the CARES Act 

 

CARES Act—Optional or Required? Part 1—Distributions 

 

CARES Act—Optional or Required? Part 2—Loans 

 

CARES Act—Optional or Required? Part 3—RMD Waivers 

 

Corona Conscious 

 

Making a Difference 

 

Could CARES Cripple Retirement Readiness? 

 

COVID-19 Loan Repayments—How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the to the Center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? 

 

So Far, So Good