On Saturday, John Schembari was interviewed by the Broadcast Retirement Network to discuss the Department of Labor’s proposed regulations on 401(k) investments in alternative investments. John provided an overview of the intent of the regulations, the scope of the new fiduciary “safe harbor” and a timeline for final regulations.

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John leads the firm’s national employee benefits and executive compensation group and focuses his practice primarily on minimizing his clients’ legal risks while ensuring that their employee benefits and executive compensation programs align with their goals. He works with private, public and governmental employers on qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, employee stock ownership plans, insured and self-funded health plans, and executive and incentive compensation programs. He advises compensation committees, ERISA fiduciaries, in-house counsel, and finance and human resources executives from companies of all sizes, including several of the largest employers in the U.S.