HRadio Nov. 16: News -- Washington this week, COBRA subsidy, cash balance plans, 409A corrections, proxy changes, exec pay reforms

This week's HRadio news previews the week ahead in Washington, describes a proposed extension of the COBRA subsidy, reports new IRS guidance and an Eighth Circuit ruling of interest to cash balance plan sponsors, outlines 409A relief for sponsors of nonqualified deferred compensation plans, examines expected changes to SEC rules on proxy disclosures about executive pay and corporate governance, and provides details on draft financial regulatory overhaul legislation that would adopt significant executive pay and corporate governance reforms. Timing in minutes and seconds of the news is 5:24.  (HRadio, 16 Nov 2009)

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• Senate introduces bill extending COBRA subsidy program (GRIST, 13 Nov 2009)
• IRS grants amendment timing, 204(h) notice relief for cash balance plans (GRIST, 10 Nov 2009)
• Cash balance plan wins in Eighth Circuit on opening-balance and age-bias claims (GRIST, 13 Nov 2009)
• Year-end opportunities for fixing 409A violations in NQDC plans (GRIST, 11 Nov 2009)
• Proposed changes to proxy disclosure rules require review of D&O questionnaires (GRIST, 13 Nov 2009)
• Executive pay, governance reform proposed in Senate financial regulatory overhaul bill (Mercer, 10 Nov 2009)