Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The initiative aims to provide clearer, more accessible guidance on federal labor laws across five agencies, including the Employee Benefits...

The decision marks the second reversal of a Biden-era rule from the department this week.

Daniel Aronowitz was nominated in February to serve as assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

The new guidance rescinds the previous administration’s 2022 compliance direction to plan sponsors, urging them to exercise ‘extreme care.’

The departments sought information and released updated guidance aimed at creating nationwide cost consistency for medical services and prescription drugs.

The proposed cuts include eliminating workforce training by roughly one-third and removing both Job Corps and the Senior Community Service...

Although the rule survived several court challenges during the previous administration, it is in jeopardy once again.

The IRS agreed to share taxpayer data with immigration authorities, a marked contrast to its 2023 approach to EBSA’s lost-and-found...

How can plan sponsors avoid prohibited actions, mitigate fiduciary exposures and correct errors?

The regulator addressed confusion resulting from ERISA-related questions that arose after passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

In a commentary this week, Julie Su opined about “nightmares that could become the norm in a country without a...

Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.

All benefit plans must follow the U.S. Department of Labor’s cybersecurity guidance, not only retirement plans, writes a partner at...

The Employee Benefits Security Administration’s updated self-correction tool launched this week.

The probationary employees and head of the Department of Labor’s Division of Employee Ownership, who were recently terminated, reportedly received...

Federal advisory committees have become targets in President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor expressed support for the Biden-era Butch Lewis Act, but also walked back...

Several union groups and a think tank attempted to prevent the Department of Labor from allowing Elon Musk’s Department of...

Meanwhile, government employee unions and labor groups filed a lawsuit seeking to block Elon Musk’s efficiency organization from accessing DOL...

The committee is again asking the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General to look into allegations that the Employee...