Compliance

February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More defined contribution retirement plans are out of compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations than some might...

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced enforcement efforts against two retirement plan sponsors that failed to timely remit employee contributions.

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will pay retirement benefits for a plastic container manufacturer based in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered plan assets for a Kentucky-based pension plan, as well as obtaining judgments against the plan fiduciaries.

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A brief of amici curiae was recently filed with the U.S. Supreme Court for a case addressing prudent investment decisionmaking within employee stock...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against a Lilburn, Georgia contracting firm, on behalf of the firm’s retirement plan participants,...

February 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has decided an argument which could have possibly exempted employers in certain states from federally mandated employee health insurance coverage.

January 31, 2014 (PLANSPOSOR.com) – For the third time in its history, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is using its authority to partition an insolvent employer’s participants...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) published an implementation guide for its new standards regarding accounting and financial reporting for pensions.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Approval for an auto-enrolled retirement plan at the federal level is near unanimous, but there may still be some bumps to iron out.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Proposed legislation from Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) would expand access to privately run, portable retirement plans for all workers.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama raised both hopes and eyebrows when he introduced new proposals for combating America’s retirement crisis during his fifth State of the...

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, has filed a federal court brief disputing a district court’s dismissal of John Hancock’s liability in an...

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) proposed amendments to its multiemployer regulations to make the provision of information to PBGC and plan participants...

January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute Inc., a lobbying group for retirement plan service providers, is hoping to secure more flexibility from federal regulators regarding certain...

January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has reached a settlement with Western Asset Management Company, a subsidiary of Legg Mason Inc.

January 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found two firms are successors for purposes of multiemployer plan liability for a closed business.

January 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Experts agree, while there’s a good chance Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings will set some important legal precedents, the process won’t lead a rush of...

January 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to expand its pre-approved defined benefit plan program to permit plans with certain cash balance features to...

January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York-based home-care agency and its former owners have resolved issues with the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding an employee stock ownership...