Compliance

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy judge has affirmed the denial of recovery claims from retirement plan participants who indirectly invested in the now-infamous Bernie Madoff...

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner of a Maryland electrical contracting company pleaded guilty to falsifying plan documents to avoid making contributions to several employee benefits plans.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted revisions to rules governing the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities (ABS), as well...

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Solicitor General has filed a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to review parts of a widely followed 401(k) fee...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A verbal exchange between a terminated employee and her former employer has been found by a federal court to satisfy COBRA notification requirements.

August 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer that participated in a multiemployer pension plan cannot sue plan trustees regarding the amount of its plan withdrawal liability.

August 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a free webinar, “Correcting Retirement Plan Mistakes Using IRS Correction Programs.”

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has dismissed a claim that a company violated federal law by not sending a Spanish-language retirement plan document to Hispanic participants.

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use of brokerage windows, self-directed brokerage accounts, and similar...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorneys representing Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have requested that a federal court hear oral arguments in a case challenging the “church plan” status...

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wells Fargo Bank has reached an agreement with several pension funds to settle a lawsuit related to securities lending practices.

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This September will mark 40 years since the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was enacted.

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of terminated defined contribution (DC) plans can use new guidance from the Department of Labor (DOL) to satisfy the regulator’s expectations for...

August 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has issued guidance on tax prepayment windows for retirement plans, according to a brief from the Groom Law...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has agreed to a settlement of two lawsuits charging it with subjecting its own 401(k) plan participants to high investment fees.

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – GRQ Investment Management alleges in a new lawsuit that Financial Engines, Inc. and its subsidiary advisory firm, violated two patents related to digital...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found a wealth accumulation plan (WAP) offered to executives of RBC Capital Markets Corporation is a “pension plan” under...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has found reforms made to the pension plan covering public safety workers in Baltimore, Maryland, did not violate the...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite newly created uncertainties, employers should get a process in place now to comply with employer shared responsibility and reporting requirements of the...

August 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A well-known 401(k) fee litigation firm has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review key pieces of an appellate court’s decision in Tussey...