On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) issued a final regulation reinstating the original fiduciary rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The D...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and our government’s responses to the pandemic (such as shelter-in-place orders and other mobility restrictions), have dramatically changed the natu...
In addition to the disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been a number of other significant developments over the past few years and in recent months that m...
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an information letter confirming its concurrence that the fiduciary rules under ERISA do not preclude 401(k) and other participant-directed retirem...
Recent market volatility due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted many companies’ day-to-day operations resulting in economic hardship that has caused companies to consi...
Recent economic instability caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused many companies and their employees to suffer economic hardships that do not have a clear end in sight....
The recent market volatility caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused precipitous drops in the stock prices of many companies, reducing the value of outstanding equity awa...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the ensuing market uncertainty, as well as recently enacted legislation, have upended the compensation and benefit programs of many companies. Thes...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency has led to the debt of many companies in private equity portfolios trading at a significant discount. As a result, an increasing number of private equ...
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), a sweeping legislative bill to address the growing concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus...
