Compliance

Attorneys anticipate a big push to get retirement plan-related legislation passed before mid-term elections could have a big impact on Congressional retirement plan agendas.

Participants in the Lowe’s 401(k) plan have filed an ERISA complaint against their employer and Aon Hewitt Investment Consultants over alleged imprudent investment decisions.

The decision puts another layer of finality on the fate of the now-defunct Department of Labor fiduciary rule expansion, meaning the compliance landscape has shifted yet again for...

Fred Reish, partner at Drinker, Biddle and Reath, told attendees of the Plan Sponsor Council of America 71st Annual National Conference, from his perspective, plan sponsors have a...

The employer sought to carve out new hires from a critical-status multiemployer pension fund and instead direct their contributions into a 401(k) plan—but both a district court and...

According to the DOL and FBI, two former executives of First Farmers Financial produced false documents and sent them to a Milwaukee investment firm to support “sham loans,”...

The IRS says it is reversing the change to the limitation because stakeholders informed it that implementing the $50 reduction to the limitation on HSA contributions for an...

For one thing, the plaintiff argues the briefs filed in support of the University of Pennsylvania provide the university an argument word-count advantage.

The complaint says that instead of offering a stable value fund in its 401(k) plan, American Airlines offered the AA Credit Union Fund, which yielded “tremendously” poor returns...

A federal appellate court agreed with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that Pizza Pro Equipment Leasing incorrectly calculated the limitation on the plan’s annual benefit and therefore made...

The mixed decision comes after DOL moved for summary judgement; the defendants responded by moving to exclude key testimony from a DOL expert on the doctrine of “adequate...

In a new Field Assistance Bulletin, the DOL clarifies how ESG investment considerations should be made under ERISA if ESG policies are included in investment policy statements and...

The lawsuit alleges investment firms sold investments to KRS that were “extremely high-risk” and produced “excessive fees, poor returns and ultimately, losses.”

Plan sponsors now have the opportunity to contact the agency for a pre-filing consultation to discuss the filing process and ensure the filing of a distress termination is...

The lawsuit questions the selection of underlying investments for the Principal LifeTime Hybrid Collective Investment Funds, alleging Principal used proprietary investment vehicles, rather than other investment vehicles, and...

U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Sherrod Brown are seeking public and industry input on ways to improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guarantee...

The compliance assistance program will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.

Northern Trust amended its benefit formula in 2012 and provided a transitional benefit that assumed salary increases of 1.5% per year, and the court found expectations of higher...

An amici curiae brief filed by the American Council on Education and other higher education associations details the history of higher education 403(b) plans.