Compliance

May 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued frequently asked questions about the requirements of new participant fee disclosure rules.  

May 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former executive and part owner of an Illinois pension plan administrator was indicted for allegedly defrauding...

May 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) says it welcomes proposals by the U.S. Treasury Department to remove regulatory barriers to lifetime income options.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension groups have proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposal to encourage partial benefit payments for defined benefit (DB) plan participants.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Japanese company that acquired the now-defunct Metaldyne Corporation may be found liable for termination premiums for Metaldyne’s pension plan.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Covering employees of non-profit organizations would affect the status of Connecticut’s health plan for public employees, according to the Department of Labor (DOL).

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is hosting a “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar in Dallas on May 22.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reached a settlement with Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer cannot use the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s provisions to terminate benefit payments under a deferred compensation agreement.

May 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A coalition of organizations asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to institute a one-year transition period to comply with new fee disclosure regulations. 

May 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) asked the Department of Labor to clarify certain aspects of the participant fee disclosure regulations that go into effect...

April 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2013 inflation adjusted deduction limitations for annual contributions made to a health savings account (HSA) under...

April 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service issued three notices inviting comments on certain provisions of health care law.

April 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit seeking to recover losses suffered by participants in the Parrot Cellular Employee Stock Ownership Plan...

April 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC) did not breach its fiduciary duties to a pension plan by investing the plan's assets in Lehman Brothers notes...

April 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court decided neither a plan participant nor ConAgra Foods retirement plan and committee have met its summary judgment burden in a...

April 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's decision about excessive fee claims against John Hancock.

April 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department will issue guidance on the...

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on tax-favored retirement accounts on Tuesday. 
 

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June of 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revoked the tax-exempt status of approximately 275,000 organizations because these organizations failed to file...