Compliance | April 17th, 2024 DOL Asks for Budget Increase to Implement SECURE 2.0 The anticipated final retirement security proposal did not feature anywhere in the budget proposal.
Compliance | April 10th, 2024 DOL Requests Approval of Settlement in Pennsylvania Mushroom Farm Case The action would appoint an independent administrator and distribute assets to the profit-sharing plan’s participants.
Compliance | April 8th, 2024 After DOJ Criminal Sentence, DOL Sues Profit-Sharing Plan of Pennsylvania Mushroom Farmer Department of Labor brings a lawsuit against the profit-sharing plan of a criminally indicted Pennsylvania mushroom farm retirement plan.
Compliance | April 4th, 2024 ACLI Concerned IB 95-1 Changes Will Cause ‘Chilling Effect’ on PRT Market The American Council of Life Insurers expressed support for DOL regulation, instead of an interpretive bulletin, to address concerns about...
Benefits | April 4th, 2024 DOL Attains Court Order Directing Defunct Firm Restore Missing 401(k) Money A federal court in Maryland ordered a defunct engineering company and its owner to pay $388,458 to restore missing contributions...
Compliance | April 3rd, 2024 DOL Alleges Profit-Sharing Plan Fiduciaries Took Retirement Plan Assets The Department of Labor alleges the plan fiduciaries at a tree service company used retirement assets from a profit-sharing plan...
Compliance | April 3rd, 2024 Minnesota Sponsor Sues Adviser for True-Up Plan Amendment The cost of a plan amendment to allow safe harbor and true-up contributions prompted Great Lakes Management Co. to allege...
Compliance | April 2nd, 2024 DOL Finalizes QPAM Rule Qualified professional asset managers can now be disqualified for foreign convictions and domestic non-prosecution agreements.
Compliance | April 1st, 2024 DOL Files Papers to Enforce Petition against TPA The Department of Labor seeks to enforce a summons against a Philadelphia-based third-party administrator to execute an Employee Benefits Security...
Compliance | March 25th, 2024 DOL Answers Appeal in ESG Rule Litigation The ESG rule was upheld in a Texas district court, but was appealed to the 5th Circuit in October 2023.
Benefits | March 22nd, 2024 Molina Healthcare Close to Win in ERISA Lawsuit A California federal judge’s ruling in an ERISA lawsuit against Molina Healthcare provides a window into this court’s thinking on...
Compliance | March 19th, 2024 Advocates for DOL Fiduciary Proposal Say Existing Insurance Regulations Fall Short The proposal would add a private right of action and tighter conflict of interest rules.
Ask the Experts | March 19th, 2024 How Can a Late 403(b) Plan Remittance Be Corrected? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | March 15th, 2024 DOL Says Central States Must Repay $127M SFA Overpayment Central States was granted $127 million that it was not entitled to because the PBGC counted over 3,000 deceased participants...
Compliance | March 13th, 2024 Plaintiffs Request Judge Approve Settlement in ERISA Data Breach Lawsuit Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a case about cybersecurity liability for participant data asked a Georgia federal judge for final...
Compliance | March 11th, 2024 DOL Sends Final Fiduciary Rule to OIRA For Review The final draft has been written and now will undergo a review expected to take about 60 days.
Compliance | February 27th, 2024 Senate to Hold Julie Su Re-Nomination Hearing Wednesday The same Senate committee will also host a panel to discuss methods of expanding access to defined benefit plans.
Compliance | February 22nd, 2024 Judge Denies American Airlines’ Motion to Dismiss Federal judge allows lawsuit against American Airlines’ defined contribution plans to proceed.
Compliance | February 21st, 2024 Pennsylvania Federal Judge Orders RiversEdge Out of Retirement Plans A judge determined the retirement plan recordkeeper and third-party administrator misappropriated millions in clients’ plan assets.
Benefits | February 15th, 2024 DB Plans’ Experience Provides No Playbook for DC Plans to Incorporate Private Equity According to a Morningstar report, large private sector pension funds’ experience allocating to PE is not particularly instructive for defined...