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SW Benefits Update: CARES Act Provides Funding Relief For Single Employer Pension Plans

Mar 27, 2020

By Anne M. Meyer

With plan sponsors concerned about cash flow, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act provides much needed relief by delaying the minimum required contributions for single employer defined benefit plans. The CARES Act delays the due date for any minimum required contributions otherwise due in 2020 until January 1, 2021 at which time, the 2020 minimum required contributions, plus interest, will be due.

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