Compliance

Employees of Kroger say Central States’ plan trustees refused to negotiate a proposal with them after they filed an ERISA fiduciary duty lawsuit, but court documents show the...

A letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies 10 questions federal lawmakers would like the GAO to answer, following its examination.

The legislation would permit employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans.

A district court in California has issued a mixed ruling in a self-dealing lawsuit filed against Schwab Retirement Plan Services and other defendants.

The EEOC charged the club with laying off its oldest groundskeeper and telling him the club was “looking to take the staff in a younger direction.”

Recommendations included conducting a comprehensive review of the American retirement system, educating small employers about plan options, allowing for open multiple employer plans (MEPs), changing certain defined contribution...

If legislation allowing for open multiple employer plans (MEPs) is passed, it will be a while before implementation, and changes it will bring will affect services and business...

The proposed amendments would affect the determination of a withdrawing employer's liability under a multiemployer plan and annual withdrawal liability payment amount when the plan has had benefit...

The bipartisan bill, which enjoys broad industry support, would add flexibility for small businesses to join multiple employer plans, among other provisions.

Given their diverse backgrounds, the speakers shared different points of emphasis in their testimony, but they all called on the lawmakers present to embrace bipartisanship and to enact...

A federal judge concluded for a second time that plaintiffs in the suit failed to meet a significant pleading standard set forth in a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

A judge found the plaintiff in the lawsuit was bound by a prior settlement agreement and that MassMutual did not violate that settlement agreement.

In addition, the agency has announced a “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” three-day webcast series.

It aims to make SIMPLE plans more accessible among small businesses and would raise the contribution and catch-up limits.

The bipartisan legislation is designed to help close the $7.7 trillion retirement savings gap. 

A federal judge found that the plaintiffs provided more than enough evidence to support excessive fee claims, noting that, “Plaintiffs cite deposition testimony of Anthem employees and Pension...

Details in the text of the complaint explain that the stock price drop that plaintiffs say unduly harmed participants is tied to revelations that certain Johnson and Johnson...

According to the lawsuit, Stadion directed participants’ accounts into investments that would better benefit itself and Mutual of Omaha, and Mutual of Omaha retained revenue sharing knowing of...

An update from law firm Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. says that based on reviews of Form 5500s, the DOL’s Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) is sending...