Compliance

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two former employees of Catholic Health East are challenging whether its pension plans are actually “church plans.”

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has backed off its 2009 proposal to increase reporting requirements by eliminating most reporting waivers.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved forward with a program for pre-approved § 403(b) plan documents.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers material on its website about international issues affecting retirement plans in the United States.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Judges from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed two stock drop cases filed by retirement plan participants.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge certified a class in the lawsuit against Verizon about its decision to transfer some pension obligations to Prudential.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The chief investment officer (CIO) for the Wyoming Retirement System (WRS), has been placed on administrative review after pleading guilty to insider trading.

March 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court found an employer’s decision to drop stock investments from its 401(k) plan was “objectively prudent.”

March 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer lost another legal battle for failure to ask about lower-priced investments for its retirement plan.

March 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released an update to clarify how investment companies can use social media without running into filing requirements.

March 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An executive who exercised stock options following the effective date of 409A regulations may not get the refund of taxes he requested.

March 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would give individuals who take a loan from their retirement accounts more time to repay after leaving...

March 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two regulators announced contact information changes of interest to retirement plan sponsors.

March 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new policy for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) saved some companies nearly $1 billion in pension obligations.

March 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has resources for participants to learn about plan fees.

March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court ruled that since a husband and wife never finalized their divorce, the wife was still entitled to the husband’s retirement...

March 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued checklists to help with determining if group health plans comply with regulations.

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another lawsuit has been filed against Fidelity Investments regarding its use of float income.

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Does your company have a legitimate summary plan description (SPD) for its health care plan, or simply a certificate of coverage?

March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) requires that swap transactions go through a clearing process.