Compliance

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has ordered an Oregon realtor to repay more than $400,000 to the participants of its profit-sharing plan.

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued final regulations relaxing some reporting for multiemployer pension plans.

May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found the sponsor's plan provider became a functional fiduciary...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plaintiffs' lawyer and 401(k) fee litigation specialist Jerry Schlichter doesn’t seem to mind his position among the most polarizing figures in the employer-sponsored...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) must pay more than $6 million for assessing fees that were not disclosed to a...

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is now saying its re-proposal of what it calls “Conflict of Interest Rule-Investment Advice”  will be issued in...

May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unmarried domestic partners have a right to some retirement benefits via a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).

May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses at a Senate hearing discussed Social Security reforms that could boost potential retirement income for workers.

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses for a hearing about women’s retirement security advocated for Social Security improvements, expanded retirement plan access, and plan design changes.

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has found some plan sponsors misunderstand Puerto Rico-related pension feature codes for Form 5500 filings.

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) alleges a former Cement Masons Southern California Administrative Corp. employee was fired for cooperating with an ongoing...

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is presenting a webinar next week about compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or ACA)...

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations about the taxation of retirement plan payments for accident, health and disability insurance.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of final Form 5500s reviewed during a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compliance assessment contained errors, many related to undistributed assets.

May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced safe harbor retirement plans can be amended mid-year for changes relating to language about same-gender marriages.

May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is slated to issue two proposals about other post-employment benefits (OPEBs).

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a proposed Statement about accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements.

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched an audit initiative aimed at compliance with the rules for nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Code...

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The defendants in one of the church plan court cases have had their status confirmed by a federal court.