Carolyn Smith served on a panel titled "Contemporary Compliance Issues."
This workshop on compliance issues of interest to retirement and health plan sponsors is intended to provide an informal forum for trustees and plan professionals to address a range of current issues relevant to plan administration. Among other issues, the panelists will lead discussions on: DOL guidance on ESG and ETI investing and proxy voting; IRS guidance on a 401(k) plan-based student loan repayment program; Executive Order on multiple employer plans and RMDs; recent developments with respect to the IRS determination letter program and DOL lost participant audits; “Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) challenges, including transgender coverage and reporting and disclosure issues; common findings from audits of health plan operations by the Department
of Labor; wellness programs, focusing on wellness notices and what we are expecting from the EEOC; and issues surrounding paid leave laws, and the impact of new state laws, including Paid Family Leave and “surprise” bill legislation.