Last week the DOL announced DOL Proposed Regulation – Amendment of Regulation Relating to Definition of ‘‘Plan Assets’’ Participant Contributions, which provides a safe harbor rule for making employee contributions to small plans.

This comes about a month after Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2008-01 – Fiduciary Responsibility for Collection of Delinquent Contributions, which provides guidance on the responsibilities of fiduciaries and trustees with monitoring and collecting delinquent contributions.

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The latest Pension Protection Act Blog post provides a more detailed analysis of the proposed regulation and the changes to Labor Regulation 2510.3-102 Definition of “plan assets”—participant contributions.