Compliance

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A doctor and owner of two medical facilities pleaded guilty to embezzlement from an employee benefit plan.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is granting relief for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that have to make amendments to satisfy diversification requirements.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is granting relief for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that have to make amendments to satisfy diversification requirements.

April 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) is requesting transitional relief for the Final Rule on Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in...

April 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has found in favor of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) in a lawsuit challenging its revenue-sharing practices.

April 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) says a bankrupt ambulance services company in LaVergne, Tennessee, failed to credit employees’ 401(k) contributions.

April 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed against Fidelity (FMR) accuses it of self-dealing at the expense of its own workers’ retirement savings.

April 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court ruled an executive’s supplemental retirement plan assets are not protected from his employer’s creditors.

April 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will be taking responsibility for the defined benefit pension plan of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Countrywide Financial proposed a settlement to a lawsuit over practices in the sale of mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Justice Department filed a complaint in Illinois alleging a pension fund violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New legislation has been introduced in the Senate aimed at helping employees gain retirement savings and security through employee ownership.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is co-sponsoring a webcast to provide financial education for younger workers and college seniors.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is co-sponsoring a webcast to provide financial education for younger workers and college seniors.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be conducting a phone forum to discuss key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are...

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Advisory Council recommended steps the Department of Labor (DOL) should take to improve the beneficiary designation process.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a health plan can recover benefits paid when an employee is reimbursed by a third party,...

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former employee of Dignity Health, a California-based health care provider, has filed a complaint regarding its pension plans.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) added a new project to its agenda.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the release of the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget by President Barack Obama, there have been differing opinions on how retirement-related provisions...