Brian Tiemann

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Brian J. Tiemann counsels public and private companies on a broad range of employee benefit matters, including matters related to pension plans, 401(k) plans and executive and incentive compensation. He advises plan fiduciaries with respect to their fiduciary duties, investment policies and alternative investments. He also advises multinational clients on global employee benefits matters, particularly with respect to global incentive compensation plans. Brian has extensive experience negotiating investment management agreements and service provider agreements. Read Brian Tiemann's full bio.

IRS Announces 2024 Employee Benefit Plan Limits


By , and on Nov 1, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Fiduciary and Investment Issues, Retirement Plans



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Employer Student Loan Debt Benefits Following SECURE 2.0


By , and on Oct 11, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

In December 2022, Congress enacted groundbreaking legislation as part of the SECURE 2.0 Act codifying an opportunity for employers to provide matching contributions within a tax-qualified retirement plan based on their employees’ qualified student loan payments outside the plan. This On the Subject discusses the SECURE 2.0 student loan benefit and other employer options for...

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There’s a Party Going on Right Here! Roth Catch-Up Change Delayed Two Extra Years!


By and on Aug 28, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Yahoo! Let’s celebrate—the IRS gave us more time! On August 25, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced an administrative transition period that effectively delays the deadline for adding Roth catch-up contributions under the SECURE 2.0 Act until at least 2026. Specifically, the announcement provides that, until 2026, catch-up contributions will satisfy the requirements under SECURE...

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Just Catching Up? For SECURE 2.0’s Catch-Up Contributions, Age Is More Than Just a Number


By and on Aug 15, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Nearly all employers offer eligible participants the opportunity to make additional catch-up contributions to their retirement plans. However, beginning in 2025, the SECURE 2.0 Act makes so-called “super-catch-up contributions” available to certain employees. Adding this new feature will require employers and their service providers to develop new processes to monitor various ages and limits and...

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SECURE 2.0 Technical Corrections Are on the Way, Eventually


By and on Jul 11, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

In an open letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, congressional leaders identified several technical errors in the SECURE 2.0 Act that they intend to correct. Although the letter indicates that Congress intends to correct these technical errors and ambiguities in the legislation, it does not address the timetable...

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Just Catching Up? Oops! Congress Clarifies Catch-Up Contributions Are Here to Stay


By and on Jul 7, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act requires catch-up contributions made by certain high-wage earners to be made on a Roth basis beginning in 2024. But it also contains one of the most talked about technical errors in the legislation, one that resulted in Congress eliminating all catch-up contributions—for everyone. Not surprisingly, that isn’t quite...

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Just Catching Up? Payroll Challenges Plague Roth Catch-Up Contribution Implementation


By and on Jul 5, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

The SECURE 2.0 Act requires participants who earned more than $145,000 in FICA wages in the prior year from their current employer to make all catch-up contributions on a Roth basis beginning in 2024. For many employers, the primary concern is how to integrate the new rule with how payroll deductions for catch-up contributions are...

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Just Catching Up? Wages, by Any Other Name, Not So Sweet for Employers Under SECURE 2.0


By and on Jun 30, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Retirement plans often apply (and in some cases are required to use) multiple definitions of wages or compensation for various plan purposes. Given this complexity, failures to follow a plan’s definition of compensation are one of the most common issues experienced by retirement plan sponsors. Unfortunately, as drafted, the SECURE 2.0 Act only adds to...

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Just Catching Up? All for One, or None for All, Catch-Up Contributions Under SECURE 2.0


By and on Jun 28, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Beginning after December 31, 2023, the SECURE 2.0 Act indicates that any plan that permits catch-up contributions must require certain employees to make their catch-up contributions on a Roth basis. Employers have expressed significant concerns regarding their ability to implement the necessary system changes—specifically to payroll and recordkeeping systems—by year-end. In response, employers have begun...

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Just Catching Up? SECURE 2.0 Roth Catch-Up Contribution Requirement Leaves More Questions than Answers


By and on Jun 26, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, SECURE 2.0 Act

Beginning after December 31, 2023, the SECURE 2.0 Act indicates that any plan that permits catch-up contributions must require certain employees—i.e., those whose wages from their employer exceed $145,000 in the prior calendar year—to make their catch-up contributions on a Roth basis. This change raises a host of questions about how the rule is intended...

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