Compliance

Great-West, now doing business as Empower Retirement, has been accused of perpetrating a “revenue-sharing scheme” by one of its 401(k) clients.

The DOL has obtained judgment to distribute $1.3 million to participants in a Georgia 401(k) plan.

In comments to the DOL, the ARA and Voya Financial say the DOL’s proposal for state-run retirement plans for private-sector employees will create a lack of uniformity.

DB plan participants alleged misconduct from 2007 to 2010 that caused the plan to become underfunded and at risk of insolvency.

A lack of circuit court conflict has the Supreme Court passing on an important question related to qualified retirement plans: Can venue restriction clauses be enforced under the...

The SEC charged the bank for a pay-to-play scheme to win contracts to service Ohio pension funds.

Participants in JP Morgan’s 401(k) plan failed to state a claim that the company acted imprudently by keeping company stock in the plan after a trading scandal.

For some in the employee benefits industry, what President Obama didn’t say in his State of the Union address was the concern.

The final rule includes minor changes to an interim final rule issued last year in response to public comments.

Flambeau, Inc.’s requirement that employees participate in a wellness program to participate in its health plan is covered by an ADA safe harbor, a district court found.

Among other things, the 8th Circuit found Principal’s adherence to its agreement with a plan sponsor does not implicate any fiduciary duty.

On September 11, 2015, PBGC published a final rule that made significant changes to the prior regulation about reportable events.

The company had set an “ideal age range” for applicants.

The IRS has issued updated procedures for requesting letter rulings and has made changes to VCP fees.

One attorney specializing in ERISA litigation suggests the pace of excessive fee lawsuits is gaining more momentum in 2016.

It may be a new calendar year for defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, but the professionals running them are still concerned with the same serious fiduciary risks that troubled...

The agency has added references to 403(b) pre-approved plans in its user fee guidance.

The IRS is making changes to the program in anticipation of its elimination.

However, a bankruptcy court judge has granted Walter Energy’s request to terminate retiree benefits for union workers.

Lawmakers’ repeated efforts to clarify the application of certain tax and retirement laws and regulations to the church retirement plans have come to fruition.