U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Seminar: "GETTING IT RIGHT – KNOW YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES" - A Retirement Plan Compliance Assistance Seminar for Small Business

A RETIREMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE SEMINAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS - Strong fiduciary oversight and protecting workers’ benefits is one of the highest priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor. The best way to protect workers’ benefits is by preventing problems before they start. Our compliance assistance program – Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities – will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan. Getting it right, however, can be challenging. This is 11 especially true for small- and medium-sized employers who have limited time, resources, and access to professional help with benefit programs. Specifically, getting it right means: •Understanding your plan and your responsibilities •Carefully selecting and monitoring service providers •Making contributions on time •Avoiding prohibited transactions •Making appropriate disclosures to plan participants and filing annual reports to the government on time AGENDA •Registration & Sign in 8:30 – 9:00 AM •Welcome – U.S. Department of Labor & partners 9:00 – 9:30 AM •Fiduciary Responsibility – U.S. Department of Labor 9:30 – 10:30 AM •BREAK 10:30 – 10:45 AM •Fiduciary Responsibility (continued) 10:45 A.M. – 12:30 PM •LUNCH (on your own) 12:30 – 1:30 PM •Question and Answer Session 1:30 – 2:00 PM •Reporting and Disclosure – U.S. Department of Labor 2:00 – 3:00 PM •BREAK 3:00 – 3:15 PM •Common Mistakes & IRS Correction Programs – Internal Revenue Service 3:15 – 4:15 PM •DOL Voluntary Correction Program – U.S. Department of Labor 4:15 – 4:45 PM •Question and Answer Session 4:45 – 5:00 PM