Compliance

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants and beneficiaries of the MassMutual Thrift Plan have filed a lawsuit in federal court against MassMutual.

November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the yearly maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old retiree will increase next year to nearly $59,320...

November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Keeping documents for six or seven years may be a good rule of thumb, but not when it comes to retirement plans, said...

November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) asked the U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor (DOL) to revise electronic disclosure rules governing employee-sponsored retirement plans...

November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rehires can cause administrative headaches for plan sponsors and recordkeepers.

November 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) by retired U.S. Airways pilots.

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When an individual or business files for bankruptcy, there is an automatic stay of the person or company’s assets, and creditors can appeal.

November 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is taking over the retirement plan of a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, animal feed mill.

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A number of firms that manage money market mutual funds have made comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about proposed reforms...

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new rule for flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and a new limit for...

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is working to finalize new rules about premium filings.

November 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. district court in New York ruled a plaintiff can proceed with a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against his retirement...

October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the cost-of-living adjustments for 2014, which affect dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items.

October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. district court in California has ordered the restoration of more than $1.6 million to Sunkist Growers Inc. retirement plans.

October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. District Court has reaffirmed its earlier decision to dismiss a stock drop case filed by retirement plan participants.

October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would delay issuance of a new definition of fiduciary by the Department of...

October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 1.5% benefit increase for 2014.

October 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While attendees of a U.S. House subcommittee hearing agreed that the U.S. multiemployer pension system needs to be improved, they had differing opinions...

October 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The two-week government shutdown in October delayed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) work on the fiduciary redefinition, according to Assistant Secretary of...

October 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) recently made several recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on static mortality tables...