Compliance

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted several sets of rules and proposed others related to data collection and reporting for security-based swap data repositories.

In an amicus brief, a lawyer argues that striking down Illinois’ pension reform law violates the U.S. Constitution.

The passage of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 represents an important milestone for multiemployer pension plans in the United States.

The PBGC is revising its premium filing procedures to require reporting of pension risk transfer actions.

The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration says a substantial year-over-year drop in the agency’s reported collection totals for 2014 is the result of a change in reporting technique.

Staff reductions over several years must be related to be considered together when deciding if a partial plan termination occurred.

J.P. Morgan has agreed to pay approximately $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over poor-quality mortgage-backed securities.

The dollar amount secured by the DOL’s Employee Benefit Security Administration dropped substantially in 2014 compared with the previous year, despite a higher number of cases closed and...

A pension plan that has changed actuarial services firms can have a change in funding method automatically approved.

In Amara v. CIGNA Corp., an appellate court has once again agreed that a change in plan terms is an appropriate remedy for plan misrepresentations.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration says it restored over $599.7 million to employee benefit plans and participants last year.

A lawsuit claims fiduciaries to Avon Products defined contribution plan violated their duties to participants by keeping company stock as an open plan investment.

An SEC filing reveals that RadioShack is facing several lawsuits over the company stock investment offering in its 401(k) plan, and the DOL is investigating the plan.

In one of many cases challenging a retirement plan’s “church plan” status under ERISA, a federal district court has ruled for the plaintiffs.

A federal district court has denied Boeing’s request for summary judgment on the merits of Spano vs. The Boeing Company, a long-running excessive 401(k) fee case.

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in the closely watched 401(k) fee litigation case Tibble v. Edison near the end of February.

The new PBGC Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate has released her first annual report of issues.

The U.S. Department of Treasury maintains the view that its myRA program is not subject to the extensive reporting, disclosure, fiduciary duty or other requirements of ERISA.

Proposed rules from a number of federal regulators significantly streamline the Summary of Benefits and Coverage form while including an additional coverage example.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Internal Revenue Service have proposed additional amendments to excepted benefits rules.