Compliance

February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is urging a court to reject class certification in a...

February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA 2012), which expanded the...

February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its regulatory agenda for 2013.

February 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court ruled a plan sponsor cannot reasonably rely on a plan provider’s speculation that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will give favorable...

February 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL's) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host two free...

February 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers regarding required minimum distributions (RMDs).

February 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained $80 million for participants of Sherwin-Williams’ employee stock purchase and savings plan.  

February 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During its 401(k) Excess Deferral Project, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found errors in elective deferrals reported in Box 12 of Form W-2.

February 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminded taxpayers who converted amounts to a Roth IRA or a designated Roth account in 2010 that in...

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A question for providers of guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) products is whether (and how) the qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA) rules...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court has ruled that a pension plan participant can pursue her claims in court because the plan document does not provide...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance reflecting changes to pension funding calculations in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...

February 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants from three 401(k) plans have filed a lawsuit against Fidelity Investments regarding its use of float income.

February 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another group of participants has failed to establish standing to sue KeyCorp for claims related to its 401(k) plan’s stock holdings.

February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. has agreed to settle allegations brought by the Department of Labor (DOL).

February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering its fiduciary responsibilities seminar to small businesses in San Francisco.

February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension funds are suing BlackRock and several of its iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over excessive fees for securities lending transactions.

February 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Former employees of Jeld-Wen Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming an amendment to the firm’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) took away their benefits.

February 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will take two plans covering salaried employees under a settlement with...

January 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses testifying before a senate committee shared the initiatives that are working and need to continue or grow to help workers save for...