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New Development Of PRC Social Insurance: Foreign Investors And Expatriates Beware

After being reviewed four times in three years, the Social Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Social Insurance Law”) was finally adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on 28 October 2010. Its implementation rules (...

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The Growing Complexities Of Administrating An Employee Benefit Plan

Over the last decade, the rules and regulations governing employee benefit plans have increased and grown more complex. During this same time, enforcement of the rules has become more stringent. The time required for a plan administrator to stay informed of all the rules and properly implement...

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New Federal Garnishment Rule Protects Certain Benefits Payments What Institutions Need To Know To Comply

A new federal rule that seeks to protect judgment debtors' federal benefit payments from attachment by a creditor will require banks and credit unions to change their handling of garnishments of their customers' accounts. Effective May 1, 2011, the U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies...

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