Compliance

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would extend funding and benefit rules for multiemployer plans.

The Cumulative List will primarily be used by single employer individually designed defined contribution plans and single employer individually designed defined benefit plans that are in Cycle E.

A court determined the fake Professional Industrial Trade Workers Union was a front for a scheme to operate a purported, union-sponsored employee benefit plan.

The Department of Labor wants to request new industry input and create focus groups about the effectiveness of retirement plan service provider fee disclosure requirements.

A lawsuit has been filed that some say is the first to cite the Supreme Court case about whether retirement plan fiduciaries have a presumption of prudence for...

Experts from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP had no shortage of topics to cover in a recent discussion about potential regulatory and legislative actions related to employer-sponsored retirement...

Two updated publications from the IRS discuss the employee plans examination process and appeal procedures.

With acronyms like ADP, ACP, NHCEs, and HCEs, the technicality of 401(k) plan nondiscrimination testing may seem overwhelming.

As employers enter the last two years of the preapproved retirement plan restatement cycle, ERISA consultants say restatements are a critical opportunity to realign plan documents and operations.

A federal district court has approved the Department of Labor’s motion to intervene in a 401(k) excessive fee case.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has amended the two safe harbor explanations that can be used to satisfy the requirement that certain information be provided to recipients of...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

Credit Suisse AG has received temporary approval to continue acting as a qualified professional asset manager (QPAM), after pleading guilty to criminal charges related to client tax evasion.

A Phoenix, Arizona, school district has settled an age discrimination suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced results of a compliance project that checked whether retirement plan sponsors followed qualified joint & survivor annuity (QJSA) rules.

The Department of Labor has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the compliance of health care premium reimbursement arrangements with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a webinar about the definitions of compensation used in retirement plans.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) annual report shows improvement in its single-employer program, but deterioration in its multiemployer program.

Sometimes, Form 5500 errors can come down to something as simple as a single number. Here are some goofs for retirement plan sponsors to keep an eye out...

Letitia James, New York City’s public advocate, is readying legislation that would create a board tasked with studying and establishing a centrally pooled pension fund for the city's...