Compliance

January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that an employer did not violate anti-cutback rules when paying lump sums from a terminated pension...

January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appeals court has ruled that the state of Michigan is not obligated to follow pension contribution formulas mentioned in informational materials.

January 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent court decision reinforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirement that plan sponsors act in the best interest of participants.

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has ruled that in a case involving allegations of harm to retirement benefits, plaintiffs lack standing to sue if...

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. House members belonging to the New Democrat Coalition asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to ensure new fiduciary rules protect access to...

January 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s decision to enjoin a distressed city from enacting changes to public retiree...

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) resulted in the restoration of $1,979,779 in 401(k) pension benefits to 515 drivers working...

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is suing a Bigler, Pennsylvania, trucking company to recover employee contributions and payments to its 401(k) plan.

January 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regions Financial Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit relating to its offering of company stock and certain Morgan Keegan funds in its...

January 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another participant in Fidelity Investments’ own retirement plan has brought a lawsuit saying participants paid excessive fees.

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued notices regarding procedures for issuing determination letters and for complying with its user fee program.

January 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plan sponsor’s request that a retiree pay back nearly $730,000 in overpayment of a pension benefit has won court approval.

January 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is moving the flat-rate premium due date for large plans to later in the premium payment year.

December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement industry is anticipating a fiduciary re-definition and rules about lifetime income illustrations for plan participants, but there is much more in...

December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Several federal agencies have worked together to release a set of proposed rules concerning excepted benefits.

December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has vacated a ruling about offsetting pension benefits and remanded the case back to a district court.

December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to restore losses to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) based in Warsaw, Indiana.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A set of proposed changes to Puerto Rico’s Teacher Pension System has now been signed into law.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A California judge has ruled that the pensions of employees for the city of San Jose cannot be reduced, according to news reports.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) hopes to remove the trustee of a 401(k) plan based in Elgin, Illinois.