Ask the Experts | March 23rd, 2021 Review of DOL Missing Participant Guidance Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | March 10th, 2021 DOL Holding Off on Enforcing ESG, Proxy Voting Rules Until the publication of further guidance, the department says it will not enforce either final rule or pursue enforcement actions...
Compliance | March 5th, 2021 EBSA Disaster Relief Notice Highlights Pandemic’s Lasting Impact This latest regulatory development is just another piece of evidence underscoring how extraordinary the last 12 months have been.
Compliance | February 8th, 2021 New Administration Backs Out of Lawsuit Against CalSavers A new filing with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the DOL no longer wants to participate in...
Compliance | February 4th, 2021 Labor Secretary Nominee Walsh Shines in Confirmation Hearing During the confirmation hearing, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was complimented as being fully qualified for the role of labor secretary...
Compliance | February 1st, 2021 Biden’s DOL Secretary Pick Walsh Faces Senate Scrutiny This Week Union leaders say Marty Walsh is a tremendous leader with the kind of empathy, vision and commitment to working families...
Compliance | January 27th, 2021 Sponsors Should Understand How to Use DOL Guidance on Missing Participants Industry experts point out that not all suggestions from the DOL work for every plan sponsor, and they share tips...
Compliance | January 13th, 2021 DOL Offers Guidance for Locating Missing Participants Guidance in three parts offers suggested processes for DC plans and DB plans and reveals errors DOL staff should look...
Deals and People | January 8th, 2021 Marty Walsh Will Be Nominated as Secretary of Labor Apart from potentially reversing course on fiduciary rule-related regulations, there are many other areas where sources suggest the next DOL...
Compliance | December 29th, 2020 2021 ERISA Plan Compliance Calendar A schedule to help plan sponsors track important due dates for their plan
Compliance | December 24th, 2020 Independent Fiduciary Appointed to Distribute $1.5M in Abandoned Plans The plans were abandoned after the plan provider owners took their own lives.
Compliance | December 15th, 2020 DOL Adopts New Prohibited Transaction Exemption The regulator has finalized a potentially important new prohibited transaction exemption.
Compliance | December 11th, 2020 DOL Announces Final Proxy Voting Rule The DOL says it settled upon the final rule after reviewing approximately 300 written comments and 6,700 form letters from...
Compliance | December 2nd, 2020 DOL Reveals Changes to 2020 Form 5500 Modifications include updates in response to the SECURE Act.
Opinions | December 2nd, 2020 Barry’s Pickings: Round and Round We Go Michael Barry, president of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, discusses the political back and forth that occurs when administrations change,...
Compliance | November 12th, 2020 DOL Announces Final Rule on PEP Registration The rule is in line with DOL’s proposed rulemaking that it announced in August and streamlines the electronic process by...
Investing | November 9th, 2020 Asset Managers Share Initial Expectations for the Biden Presidency One expected outcome at this very early juncture is that environmental, social and governance investing will see major advancements, sources...
Compliance | October 30th, 2020 DOL Issues Final Rule With Softer Stance on ESG The final version of the regulation emphasizes the importance of using only ‘pecuniary’ factors in the assessment of investment options...
Compliance | October 29th, 2020 DOL ERISA Enforcement Results Increase From Previous Year The agency’s enforcement report describes some ways enforcement actions are initiated.
Ask the Experts | October 27th, 2020 Delay of Initial e-Disclosure Notice Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.