Compliance

December 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation Saturday extending a Social Security payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months.

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder for taxpayers to take advantage of the saver's credit for 2011. 
 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Board of Retirement of the Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA) filed a suit to remain in control of its staff. 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A settlement has been reached with Friendly Ice Cream Corp. and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). 
 

December 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a new report, Republican members of Congress point to state and local government pensions as the next big debt crisis.

December 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Technical Release 2011-03R, revising its interim policy regarding the use of electronic media...

December 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having your retirement plan audited by the Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor can...

December 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-five House Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, offering suggestions regarding the proposed change to the definition of fiduciary....

According to Forbes, Wal-Mart and its retirement plan administrator (Merrill Lynch) allegedly breached their fiduciary duty for nearly two million past and present Wal-Mart workers in the company’s...

December 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced two proposed rules under the Affordable Care Act. 

December 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has posted frequently asked questions and answers to provide general information about the new Form 8955-SSA which replaces Schedule...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in a case...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a phone forum on its correction programs, representatives from the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Examination Program discussed common retirement plan errors.

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) Inspector General released a report describing shortcomings in the way the agency valued assets in plans it...

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2^nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a defined contribution plan must pay a former participant assets that were wrongly transferred...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice providing a sample plan amendment that plan sponsors may adopt to satisfy § 436...

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Josh Gotbaum said based on the agency’s estimates, American Airlines employees could lose a billion dollars in...

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Worldwide Trade Resources Inc. (WTR) for failing to pay employees the $2 million they were entitled...

November 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled a profit sharing plan administrator is not liable for the unlawful diversion...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced that the yearly maximum benefit a 65-year-old retiree can receive has increased to almost $56,000 from...