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ERISA Audits: What We All Knew but Forgot

 

Learn how to prevent common problems and how to interact with the government in addressing those problems on audit.

The Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service are each responsible for overseeing the regulation and auditing of employee benefits plans, and both continue to ramp up investigations in recent years. Plan sponsors and fiduciaries need to be prepared to implement best practices to avoid issues raised on audit and also need to be prepared to implement a strategy to navigate potential audits of their benefits plans. This presentation will help plan sponsors and fiduciaries understand the audit process implemented by both the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service, offer pointers on how to work with investigators, and discuss strategies on how to utilize internal controls and correction programs to address issues before they are raised on audit. This presentation is critical for any employer to understand how to prevent common problems and interact with the government in addressing those problems on audit.

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Eric W. Gregory

Eric W. Gregory

Dickinson Wright PLLC

  • Attorney in the Troy, Michigan office of Dickinson Wright
  • Practice emphasizes all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation law, including qualified retirement plans, welfare plans, and nonqualified compensation programs
  • Conducts regular seminars and workshops on numerous employee benefits issues such as ERISA compliance and best practices, avoiding litigation risk for sponsors of retirement plans, and employer fiduciary duties under ERISA
  • Author of several publications related to employee benefits such as Surviving an IRS or DOL Retirement Plan Audit: Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail, Here Comes the Department of Labor: Retirement Plan Audits Begin for Code Section 401(a)(9) Compliance, and Missing Participants Policy and Procedure
  • Awards include Up and Coming Lawyer, Chambers USA 2020 – present; Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2023; Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016 – present; Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Up & Coming Lawyers, Class of 2017; DBusiness Magazine Top Lawyer, Employee Benefits Law, 2016 – present
  • Past chair of State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section’s Employee Benefits Committee and past chair of Oakland County Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee
  • Taxation Council Member, State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section
  • LL.M. degree in taxation, certificate in employee benefits law, Georgetown University Law Center; J.D. degree, Wayne State University; B.A. degree in political theory and constitutional democracy, Phi Beta Kappa, Michigan State University, James Madison College
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 248-433-7669

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