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Making a List and Checking It Twice: 2025 Amendment Deadline Approaches for Non-Profit 457(b) Plans | JD Supra

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By Erin Barker, Melissa Weaver
| JD Supra
Non-governmental, tax-exempt employers (i.e., non-profit organizations) that sponsor 457(b) deferred compensation plans should add this item to their year-end to-do lists: amending the plan to comply with the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”). Amendments are due Dec. 31, 2025 for calendar-year 457(b) plans.* Most plan sponsors had their plan amendment deadlines extended under IRS Notice 2024-2 (for example, until Dec. 31, 2026 for 401(k) plans and Dec. 31, 2029 for governmental 457(b) plans).
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Update: DOL Investigators Directed Not to Apply 2024 Independent Contractor Rule | JD Supra

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By Erin Barker, Patricia Goodson
| JD Supra
New U.S. DOL Guidance on Independent Contractor vs. Employee Analysis On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“U.S. DOL”) Wage & Hour Division issued a field assistance bulletin (“FAB”) to guide investigators on determining independent contractor vs. employee status when enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The FAB directs investigators to not apply the 2024 Biden-era independent contractor rule in current enforcement matters while the U.S. DOL reconsiders the 2024 Rule.
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Update: Texas Court Sets Aside U.S. DOL’s Overtime Rule | JD Supra

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By Erin Barker, Jessica Thaller-Moran
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Just a few weeks before the anticipated January 1 salary bump under the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)’s 2024 overtime rule (the “Overtime Rule”), a Texas federal court issued a ruling on Friday, November 15, 2024,[1] that set aside and vacated that Overtime Rule.
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