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        "uri": "/2023/05/16/secure-2-0-big-changes-to-401k-catch-up-contributions-in-2024/",
        "title": "SECURE 2.0: Big changes to 401(k) catch-up contributions in 2024",
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        "summary": "For employers who wish to offer employees earning more than $145,000 a catch-up contribution option, they must first contact their plan recordkeeper to request the changes, which can sometimes take months to be implemented.",
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        "uri": "/2023/05/08/bonus-compensation-and-clawbacks-and-the-impact-on-company-401k-plan-assets/",
        "title": "'Clawing back' bonus compensation: How it's likely to impact the company 401(k)",
        "byline": "Prof. Robert Bloink and Prof. William H. Byrnes",
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        "prettyDate": "May 08, 2023",
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        "summary": "When an employee fails to satisfy their obligations and elects to \"undo\" a bonus by taking a 401(k) deferral, it gets complicated when any funds deposited into the company 401(k) plan are now considered plan assets.",
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        "title": "DOL issues guidance for remote workers under FLSA, FMLA",
        "byline": "Prof. Robert Bloink and Prof. William H. Byrnes",
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        "prettyDate": "March 08, 2023",
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        "summary": "In a new memo, the labor department provides clarity on differentiating short breaks (less than 20 minutes) from longer meal breaks, as well as FMLA leave eligibility.",
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        "uri": "/2022/11/29/remote-workers-workers-comp-coverage-gaps-412-139733/",
        "title": "Workers' comp coverage gaps with remote workers",
        "byline": "Prof. Robert Bloink and Prof. William H. Byrnes",
        "kicker": "Commentary",
        "prettyDate": "November 29, 2022",
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        "summary": "Employers with remote workers in various states will have to consider the laws of each state where they have an employee.",
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