Kutak Rock partner John Schembari interviewed with the Broadcast Retirement Network (BRN) to analyze the Department of Labor's (DOL) announced changes in enforcement priorities. In January, the DOL announced these new priorities and promised a cut down on class action litigation affecting plan sponsors and pledged greater enforcement activity in the following areas:

• Cybersecurity
• Plan sponsors and fiduciaries monitoring service providers
• Plan distributions
• Retirement asset management
• Barriers to mental health and substance abuse disorder benefits

John analyzed the impact of these new enforcement priorities on employers and steps they may take to be prepared for future investigations.

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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.