Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The Department of Labor asked for 5 minutes, as it did in a previous case, to argue on behalf of...

The department made the determination in its first advisory opinion of the year, issued by the Employee Benefits Security Administration,...

The best defense against any Department of Labor review is a robust, ongoing compliance program that addresses known areas of...

While the Department of Labor estimated a $178 billion inflow to target-date funds based on its proposed safe harbor, plan...

The Department of Labor’s $178 billion-per-year estimate would mean private assets make up nearly 3.7% of target-date funds, the dominant...

Experts shared mixed forecasts of the speed of adoption of private market assets in defined contribution retirement plans.

The department said the sessions will offer employers, workers and other stakeholders insights into federal laws concerning workplace issues.

The defendants agreed to allocate five of 15 minutes for the department’s arguments.

Groups requested an additional 30 days, as the Department of Labor began publishing public comments.

Chavez-DeRemer becomes the third Trump cabinet member to depart this year.

The group did not meet in 2025, and previous members have been notified of their termination.  

The proposed rule provides a framework for demonstrating prudence, but its safeguards are not absolute.

The departments of Labor and the Treasury, along with the IRS and other agencies, would lose headcount.

The motion adds to the tit-for-tat dispute challenging compensation practices.

The federal government continues to shed workers, but the Department of Labor is quietly seeking to hire economists.

The Department of Labor used scenarios and test cases to offer fiduciaries a blueprint for the inclusion of private market...

The new rule outlines fiduciary standards while allowing limited use of private markets in diversified funds.

The Department of Labor can now release the rule and set up a comment period before finalizing it.

Industry experts advise that plan sponsors still have significant responsibility, even with help from the Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor previously stopped defending the rule on investment advice and now joins the plaintiffs in seeking its...