Compliance

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service said its Employee Plans (EP) International unit has made significant progress on international initiatives and projects, including the Hacienda...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 95% of the 1,200 plan sponsors contacted by the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Compliance Unit voluntarily completed the online 401(k) Compliance...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has approved a global settlement that allows the U.S. Department of Labor to recover...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Audits of the Single-Employer and Multiemployer Program Funds administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for fiscal years (FY) 2011 and 2010...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were sued by two pension funds over claims they made misleading statements about the...

November 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a FAQ document about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Mental Health Parity Implementation, the U.S. Department of Labor...

November 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court decision in...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released its annual report for fiscal year 2011, which shows the agency's deficit increased to $26 billion...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts State House and Senate negotiators finalized a deal on Monday night to increase the minimum state retirement age to 60 as part...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Advisory Council recommended to Department of Labor officials that the department grant 403(b) plans a “fresh start” on certain disclosure and...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law.

November 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), along with the American Benefits Council, Business Roundtable, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on November 11 warned that the...

November 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released its long-term exposure report, which shows financial deterioration in some pension plans and increased deficits...

November 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration  (EBSA) has created a new consumer assistance Web page that provides access to useful...

November 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Oklahoma Police Pension Fund has sued U.S. Bancorp over allegations that investors in mortgage bonds were hurt by the bank failing to...

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two recent proposals to change the existing tax treatment of 401(k) retirement plans, if enacted, are likely to result in lower account balances...

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The pension reform initiative for the city of San Diego will be on the city’s June 2012 ballot, reports Voice of San Diego.

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Illinois House Personnel and Pensions Committee approved a bill which would set-up a three-tiered retirement system, reports The State Journal-Register.

November 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion on Tuesday, upholding the lower court’s ruling that Congress...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The town of York, Pennsylvania, is considering establishing a “distressed pension earned income tax,” according to local news reports.