Compliance

March 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of attorneys discussed the regulatory and legal issues defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors should keep in mind for 2013.  

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During a hearing before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, lawmakers heard the challenges facing multiemployer pension plans.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared general guidance to...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Massachusetts municipal pension boards alleging Oppenheimer & Co. made mis-statements about one...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion allowing the Connecticut Retirement Plans...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new tool to help 403(b) plans find, fix and avoid common errors.

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan sponsors should beware of potential fiduciary pitfalls when combining the summary plan description (SPD) and prospectus.

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators have introduced legislation to repeal the employer mandate that was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sterling Financial Corporation announced a tentative settlement of a lawsuit alleging the company breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released its annual pension insurance data tables.

February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council joined 277 employers, organizations and municipalities in filing an amicus curiae...

February 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement to compensate employee benefit plans for losses suffered through investments in Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi...

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.