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Employee Benefits Council of Maine Webinar: What Employers & Fiduciaries Should Know Now About Secure 2.0

April 6, 2023 at 12:00pm1:00pm
Virtual

Join Verrill's Kenneth F. Ginder and Anna Mikhaylina for What Employers & Fiduciaries Should Know Now About Secure 2.0 with Employee Benefits Council of Maine. This program will cover retirement plan provisions of SECURE 2.0 that are important for employers and fiduciaries to be aware of now. The program will cover both mandatory and optional provisions, and when they can or must be implemented. The speakers will discuss both what the new law requires or allows and the practical aspects of implementing these changes.

To learn more about this event and register prior to the April 1st deadline, please click here.

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