Compliance

September 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) launched a website that offers information about fee disclosures to help workers with defined contribution (DC) retirement...

September 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Industry groups have recommended to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a “safe harbor” correction for automatic enrollment failures.

September 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled trustees of a multi-employer pension plan were not acting as fiduciaries when they amended the plan.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will host a phone forum...

September 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement industry groups are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling addressing appropriate equitable relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

September 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank concerning company stock holdings in its employee retirement...

September 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulators have defined the meaning of the 90-day waiting period under the Public Health Service Act and how it applies to employee enrollment...

September 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found a multiemployer pension plan’s determination of a participating employer’s withdrawal liability was excessive.

September 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued Technical Update 12-1, providing guidance for new regulations regarding PBGC premiums.

September 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2012-35, IRB 2012-37, revising the scope of the IRS letter-forwarding program.

August 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its plan phone forum about fixing 403(b) plan mistakes is full.

August 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Elmhurst, Illinois-based A.B.D. Tank & Pump Co. has been ordered to restore $2,767,051 to the company’s retirement plan.

August 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is not the exclusive remedy for federal employees who...

August 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has agreed that a Florida county’s wellness program did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved calculations for an award to former participants in Alliant Energy Corp.’s cash balance plan.

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America did not employ a normal retirement age (NRA) for its cash balance plan, creating a violation of the Employee Retirement...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USI Advisors Inc. has agreed to pay $1,265,608.70 to 13 pension plans to resolve alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should warn employers to know their health benefits plan design.

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a retirement plans phone forum, “EPCRS: Correction of 401(k) Plan Mistakes,” for September 7.

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Protection Act (PPA) does not bar an employer from withdrawing from a multi-employer pension plan that is in critical status, a...