Compliance

June 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employee Plans 403(b) Compliance Planning Group will address frequent questions pertaining to the 403(b) written plan requirements.

June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced more workshops for retirement plan fiduciaries.

June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Benefits Council welcomes proposed regulations to Internal Revenue Code Section 417(e), regarding the treatment of benefits paid partially as an annuity...

June 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has asked for additional guidance concerning Roth 401(k) accounts.

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance for applying the statutory limit for contributions to health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) as set by...

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an advisory opinion, the Department of Labor (DOL) addressed the question of whether a multiple employer plan (MEP) open to unrelated employers...

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Calculations in Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reports were wrong due to the lack of a quality control process, according to a Management...

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a stock drop lawsuit against KeyCorp for lack of standing.

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some advisers say certain issues did not make the FAQs about fee disclosure in the Department of Labor’s recently issued field assistance bulletin.

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

May 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following a lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Labor appointed an independent fiduciary to manage a defunct New Jersey company’s 401(k) plan.

May 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When reading Field Assistance Bulletin 2012-02, relating to participant fee disclosures, some industry experts are particularly surprised by the Department of Labor’s (DOL)...

May 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled the San Diego City Employee Retirement System’s (SDCERS) survivor benefit does not disproportionately advantage male retirees.

May 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of accountants has suggested the Internal Revenue Service change its rules for the reporting of income from foreign retirement accounts held...

May 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two companies have settled lawsuits with the Department of Labor (DOL), agreeing to restore retirement assets to participants.

May 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) says the exemptions put into the new health law’s contraception coverage rules are not enough.

May 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration made a technical correction to recently released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2012-02.

May 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in a federal court in Idaho regarding a violation of the Employee Retirement Income...

May 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement with a California fruit and nut company to restore $1,287,901 to the company’s pension plan. 
 

May 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court affirmed that Home Depot did not err in continuing to offer company stock in its retirement plan.