Compliance

Affected participants will receive $9 million, less attorneys’ fees and settlement expenses.

A group of Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House introduced the Receiving Electronic Statements to Improve Retiree Earnings (RETIRE) Act.

U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. said the questions before the Supreme Court in RJR Pension Investment Committee v. Richard G. Tatum do not warrant the court’s...

The new other post-employment benefits (OPEB) standards parallel the pension standards issued in 2012.

It’s often simply a lack of oversight and processes not followed.

Lifetime income, service provider process changes and privacy of retirement plan information are just a few things for which plan sponsors need to prepare.

Knowing what to avoid and working with advisers and providers can help retirement plan sponsors maintain good plan operations.

Two experienced ERISA attorneys suggest the Tibble fee case ruling is a positive for retirement plan sponsors—highlighting important best practices that many have already adopted.

The Department of Labor filed suit against fiduciaries of a medical corporation’s pension plan for using plan assets for personal expenses.

The DOL says its study on the quality of benefit plan audits performed by certified public accountants reveals serious issues with the current system.

The retired teachers say they were subject to taxes to which they would not have been if the school district had followed 403(b) regulations.

The agency said it is hosting the event again due to “overwhelming interest.”

The DOL has issued new FAQs about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and has announced a webcast.

Fiduciary basics may overwhelm retirement plan sponsors, but experts say most duties are not that complex, and help is available.

Some have taken the Supreme Court’s decision in Tibble vs. Edison as paving the way for increased litigation based on the “duty to monitor,” but this is not...

The agency says an advisory firm steered the funds to investments that did not comply with state law.

A new retirement plan marketplace is being set up in the state of Washington.

The American Benefits Council says, until the ACA excise tax is repealed, the IRS should structure rulemaking to minimize the impact to employers.

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken a modest step to ensure the fiduciary “duty to monitor” retirement plan investments is defined as a distinct duty from the initial...

The period for public comment on the new fiduciary definition has been extended from 75 days to 90 days.