Compliance

March 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The St. Louis-based law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action on behalf of participants in the retirement plans of...

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments about a proposed revision to fee disclosure rules that would simplify the way fee...

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has dismissed claims of a participant in Suntrust Bank’s 401(k) plan that the company engaged in “corporate self-dealing” at...

March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new online pension implementation tool kit has been released by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

March 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is encouraging small employers that provide health insurance coverage to their employees to check out the Small Business...

March 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a final rule implementing changes to premium due dates and calculations.

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Current regulations and the current plan administration landscape make it more likely plan sponsors are complying with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found a registered investment adviser for two pension plans was not a fiduciary for those plans.

March 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent court cases are not the first efforts to try to protect retirement assets for employees in plans that have been designated as...

March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to recover pension plan assets on behalf of retirement plan participants of a construction company based...

March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained authorization to appoint a new fiduciary for the retirement plan of a Syracuse, New York, construction...

March 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some plan sponsors, under limited circumstances, may submit requests for voluntary correction to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for their Code Section 457(b)...

March 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Industry groups have recommended expansions to nondiscrimination testing relief for closed defined benefit (DB) plans.

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against a utility provider in Memphis, Tennessee.

March 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The White House proposed budget for 2015, slated for release March 4, again wants to cap the amount of tax-deferred retirement contributions.

February 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. House leader has introduced a sweeping tax reform bill that has many in the retirement industry alarmed about its proposals concerning...

February 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Witnesses during a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing shared issues and proposals policymakers should consider to ensure the retirement security of low-income workers.

February 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing, a Treasury official discussed details and the intent of the myRA proposal.

February 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Failed to provide the safe harbor 401(k) plan notice to employees eligible to participate in the plan? There’s a fix for that.

February 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the “Quick Reference Guide for Public Employers.”