Compliance

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2012-2013...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court dismissed a 401(k) plan participant’s claims that plan fiduciaries inappropriately selected plan funds and allowed excessive fees.

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kraft Foods Global agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit over excessive fees for its 401(k) plan investments.

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Florida Circuit Court judge ruled the decision to cut public employee salaries by...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting a voluntary fiduciary correction program (VFCP) advanced workshop.

March 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)  issued a private letter ruling concluding that defined benefit (DB) plan participants who stop working for their employer...

March 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced a two-week extension of the comment period for its proposed rule requiring...

February 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court dismissed a claim by Northern Trust Company that pension funds’ boards are responsible for losses incurred from participating in...

February 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released its 2010 pension insurance data tables.

February 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court in New Jersey found a public worker did not intend to mislead the state and does not need to repay...

February 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Tribune Co., GreatBanc Trust Co. and various insurance carriers completed funding a global settlement of $32 million for the Tribune Employee Stock...

February 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released revised Form 941 enabling employers to properly report the newly-extended payroll tax cut.

February 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) obtained a summary judgment ordering Compass Capital Partners...

February 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a stock drop lawsuit brought by General Motors retirement plan participants against State Street.

February 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor's (DoL) final 408(b)(2) regulation will bring a slew of new responsibilities for plan sponsors.  

February 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court ruled in favor of an employer that denied a claim for retirement benefits by a former employee’s sister because...

February 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New federal employees will pay 2.3% more toward their government pensions under a new deal approved by Congress. 

February 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) have made suggestions concerning the issue of whether a...

February 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of America Saves Week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the America Saves campaign of the Consumer...

February 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced a limited window for covered plans that have never paid required premiums to pay past-due premiums...