Compliance

The lawsuit also hints that certain “best practices,” in part, resulted in many participants being improperly invested.

Previous proposed rules address wellness incentive issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act and not under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 includes a repeal of an ACA provision and extension of pension funding relief, among other items.

The Retail Investor Protection Act is likely to be vetoed by the White House.

Senator Elizabeth Warren issued a report about collusion between the annuity and advisory industries that is nothing short of scathing.

The increase in the single-employer rate was provided in The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

A construction company ceased operations in 2013 and has not paid 401(k) participants their plan assets, according to a lawsuit.

James E. Turpin, with The Turpin Consulting Group, has one concern with the submitted document he’s seen.

While introducing new guidance, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters ESG-based investing no longer has “the cooties” from an ERISA perspective.

The IRS announced it will not adjust most current contribution limitations for qualified retirement plans heading into tax year 2016, though some retirement-related tax breaks and other items...

The agency is looking for ways to simplify DB plan calculations.

Phyllis Borzi revealed some of the thoughts behind certain DOL initiatives, and asked for help from the industry.

Speaking at a Brookings Institution public meeting, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said he is “confident we will be making changes to improve and clarify our proposal.”

Currently under the ACA, employers with 51 to 100 employees are small employers.

There was no increase in inflation in the third quarter, so under current law, there will be no increase in Social Security payments.

Stakeholders raised concerns regarding the inability of governments whose employees are provided pension benefits through multiple-employer pension plans to obtain information required under GASB Statement No. 68.

A federal court has ruled that a top-hat plan’s calculation and distribution of a lump sum in place of a retiree’s monthly installments after plan termination did not...

A lawsuit filed by two participants in an Allianz retirement plan claims the company and its asset management partners, including PIMCO, misused employees’ 401(k) plan assets for their...

A court found purposeful miscommunications led participants to expect a different benefit than they were accruing.

In a letter to the DOL, members of Congress ask that changes made to the proposed fiduciary rule be submitted for review to the public before sending to...