Compliance

June 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided fiduciaries of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are not entitled to any special presumption of prudence under...

June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published new instructions that allow the agency to process more claims in which entitlement or eligibility is...

June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is looking at expanding the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to cover eligible employees...

June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TL Ventures Inc. has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a case involving pay-to-play rules for investment advisers.

June 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) ERISA Advisory Council is examining practices for outsourcing employee benefit plan services.

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A firm that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused of revoking job offers after learning the candidates’ ages will pay to settle...

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just one type of fiduciary liability protection is required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), but it’s not nearly enough, says...

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Ways and Means Committee members introduced legislation designed to spur more employee-ownership in private industry.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. Senators have introduced the Retirement and Income Security (RAISE) Act.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an enforcement transition period for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has released exposure drafts on other post-employment benefits (OPEB).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charities and...

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a report sent to Congress and the Department of Labor, the Massachusetts Securities Division (MSD) is asking for improved disclosures to retirement...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld a lower court’s determination that inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) do not share the...

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A final judgment was entered against Saul Meyer in the enforcement action that arose from New York’s retirement fund corruption scandal.

June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – From excluding large plans to asking for wording that would prompt consultation with the plan adviser, organizations are petitioning...

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A ruling by a federal bankruptcy court may set a precedent for various agencies to exit the Kentucky Retirement System (KRS), news reports...

June 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An upcoming phone forum hosted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will cover updates to retirement plans to reflect the agency's guidance regarding...

June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased full-scope audits of retirement plans, said Lisa Barton, a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Several industry groups have expressed concern about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) enforcement approach with companies that have operations shut down.