Compliance

A district court judge in Missouri has denied American Century’s motion for dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the firm of self-dealing within its own 401(k).

PBGC Director Tom Reeder warned of this in an announcement that the agency is providing assistance to yet another multiemployer plan.

If made final, rulemaking proposed today would effectuate a two-month delay in the applicability date of the DOL fiduciary rule. 

While a new OMB determination seemingly makes it more burdensome for the Trump administration to unravel the DOL fiduciary rulemaking, there is some disagreement as to what this...

IRS examiners will determine if appropriate source documents were obtained to substantiate that hardships were made due to an immediate and heavy financial need.

The high court will not offer another review to the long-running case, letting stand a lower court ruling that effectively rejected plaintiffs' arguments that fiduciary breaches had occurred. 

A magistrate judge ultimately found plaintiffs in the case have met their pleading obligations.

The webcast series will help employers and service providers understand how the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA apply to employer-sponsored retirement and health plans.

Though courts are supporting the DOL, actions from the Trump administration may mean those victories do not matter.

However, the resolutions must also be passed by the Senate and signed by the president in order to halt the rule.

The president actually began the first solo press conference of his term by naming Alexander Acosta as his new nominee for the role of DOL Secretary.

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

A lawsuit accuses T. Rowe Price and its affiliates of not only offering just proprietary funds in the company’s 401(k) plan, but only offering the highest-priced versions of...

The lawsuit accuses the insurance company of offering its proprietary fund in its retirement plans when lower-cost options were available.

With his Senate confirmation hearing set to kick off tomorrow, DOL Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder has withdrawn himself from consideration.

The lawsuit also contends the defendant or its employees “discriminated against and/or harassed plaintiff on the basis of her age and gender.”

A district court judge in Texas concluded the crafting and implementation of the fiduciary rule fit squarely within the DOL’s authority.

They have submitted resolutions to block the final regulations.

A revenue ruling provides tables of covered compensation under Section 401(l)(5)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Income Tax Regulations thereunder, for the 2017 plan year.

Procedures for requesting determination letters were modified to reflect the elimination of the five-year remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans.