Compliance

The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act specifies funding requirements for certain pensions that were not immediately affected by PPA funding rules.

The agency is hosting a free webcast in which the determination letter program and new pre-approved plan document programs will be discussed.

EPCU projects are a kinder, gentler way to ensure retirement plans comply with regulations.

Plaintiffs’ attorney in the case confirms provisional settlement has been reached in class action filed on behalf of 190,000 Boeing retirement plan participants.

The DOL says officials at Cement Masons Southern California Trust Funds illegally retaliated against a whistleblower who flagged ERISA violations.

The lawsuit alleges violations of state law, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the U.S. Constitution.

The IRS says identity protection received as a result of a data breach will not be considered taxable benefits.

An appellate court ruled that the decisions to amend the plan and transfer certain assets to an annuity contract were settlor, not fiduciary, functions.

A flash drive containing information about 403(b) or 457(b) plan participants that was given to an IRS agent was lost.

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

Plaintiffs in the case allege that Boeing breached ERISA fiduciary duties by permitting excessive fees to be charged to 401(k) plan participants.

Plan sponsors will not necessarily have to divest from retail money market funds under SEC’s pending reforms, but many may choose to.

Fiduciaries should do everything possible to overcome perceived impediments to diversifying retirement plan assets, a judge found.

Focus on DOL’s fiduciary rulemaking is understandable—but there are other major regulatory changes in the works that will directly impact retirement plans.

A federal appellate court found unpaid multiemployer plan contributions are not assets of the plan, so a member employer has no control over them.

With hearings ongoing in Washington, Labor Secretary Perez underscores commitment to fiduciary rule change in letter to federal lawmakers.

Several well-known music recording companies are named in a lawsuit tied to music streaming revenues and other sources of potential pension contributions.

Also extended is a provision in prior pension reform allowing over-funded pensions to use their excesses to fund retiree health and life insurance benefits.

The EEOC says a company violated federal law when it rejected a 58-year-old applicant upon learning that he was older than the company's ideal age range.

There is perhaps no better venue than a marathon Labor Department hearing to show what practices and beliefs most divide an industry.