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        "title": "Deadline mounts to amend deferred compensation plans for Section 162(m) changes",
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        "summary": "Every publicly held corporation should confirm that none of its plans that are subject to Section 409A fall into any of these traps.",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/20/new-extended-benefit-deadline-rules-areas-of-concern-for-employers/",
        "title": "New extended benefit deadline rules: Areas of concern for employers",
        "byline": "David Eckhardt and Craig Kovarik",
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        "summary": "The extended deadlines present some significant immediate issues, and more issues are sure to arise in practice.",
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        "title": "The COVID-19 pandemic: key employee benefits and compensation issues to consider",
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        "prettyDate": "March 25, 2020",
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        "summary": "The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raises many employee benefit and compensation considerations for employers. We examine key issues relating to COVID-19 and provide suggested strategies for employers to prepare for these issues.",
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