Compliance

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily addressed the problem of discrimination defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may have due to closed plans.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising fiduciary issues and questions about what constitutes prudent investment decisionmaking within employee...

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming an employer’s pension plan is not a “church plan” under the Employee Retirement...

December 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has issued a judgment that authorizes the appointment of an independent fiduciary for an Indiana 401(k) plan.

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued more guidance about in-plan rollovers into Roth accounts.

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Florida flour and grain producer has agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2013 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements (2013 Cumulative List).

December 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement industry advocacy groups are urging the Treasury Department to ensure same-gender spouse rule changes will not apply retroactively for qualified retirement plans.

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Those who sponsor retirement plans for employees based in Puerto Rico should make note of some upcoming deadlines, as well as the impact...

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Board (MA PRIM) won a $265 million cash settlement to resolve securities fraud claims against Massey Energy...

December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ruby Tuesday Inc. will pay relief to individuals who were not hired due to discrimination about their age.

December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a court order assigning a new fiduciary for a retirement plan sponsored by an employer in American...

December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can get their fiduciary responsibility questions answered during a Department of Labor (DOL) seminar in New York City.

December 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court order appointed an independent fiduciary for a Holtsville, New York retirement plan.

December 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has released informational copies of the new Form 5500.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has confirmed that General Motors need not continue pension payments made in error to a former employee.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) is petitioning regulators for easy-to-apply guidance to add same-gender spouses to qualified retirement plans.

December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three U.S. senators have reintroduced a bill to address long-term liabilities facing the federal government.

December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) updated the expected retirement age table used to compute benefit values for distressed pension plans facing involuntary...

December 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is extending the enrollment deadline for the federally facilitated Small Business Health Options Program...