Administration | October 8th, 2025 Senate Confirms Janet Dhillon as PBGC Director Dhillon was one of 108 nominees confirmed Tuesday night to fill a variety of Department of Labor and other federal...
Compliance | September 2nd, 2025 Appropriations Committee FY26 Bill Proposes Slimmer DOL, EBSA Budgets The proposed cuts reflect President Donald Trump’s previous budget recommendations and executive order urging federal agencies to work with less.
Compliance | August 12th, 2025 DOL Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance on Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans The decision comes as the department plans to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order to ‘clarify’ its stance on use...
Compliance | July 23rd, 2025 House Republicans Target EBSA in Heated Hearing on Transparency, Oversight Congress has introduced two bills this year regarding the agency’s practices.
Compliance | June 5th, 2025 PSNC 2025: Washington Update Experts discussed the latest on ESG investing, cryptocurrency and the status of including alternative assets in defined contribution plans.
Compliance | May 29th, 2025 Senate Committee Schedules EBSA Head Nomination Hearing for June 5 Daniel Aronowitz was nominated in February to serve as assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Compliance | April 29th, 2025 A Pair of GOP House Bills Target DOL Audit Process The legislation would require the Department of Labor to submit annual reports on the status of its investigations, including those...
Compliance | April 7th, 2025 DOL Offers Guidance on Annual Funding Notice Requirements The regulator addressed confusion resulting from ERISA-related questions that arose after passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Compliance | March 7th, 2025 Terminated EBSA Probationary Employees Reinstated The probationary employees and head of the Department of Labor’s Division of Employee Ownership, who were recently terminated, reportedly received...
Deals and People | February 12th, 2025 Daniel Aronowitz Nominated to Head EBSA President Donald Trump’s nomination of Aronowitz, an expert on fiduciary liability insurance, was received in the Senate on Tuesday.
Deals and People | December 20th, 2024 DOL’s Ali Khawar Stepping Down Ahead of Trump Inauguration The career Department of Labor official, appointed to his most recent post in the Biden administration, will not be there...
Compliance | November 12th, 2024 Lisa Gomez Expects Fiduciary and ESG Rules to Face Reversals in 2nd Trump Administration EBSA head says she is likely on a ‘farewell tour,’ speaking Tuesday at the PLANADVISER 360 conference.
Administration | October 1st, 2024 Plan Security Relies on Vetting 3rd-Party Providers As 3rd-party subcontractors continue to experience data breaches, plan sponsors must ensure they are asking the right questions about their...
Administration | September 9th, 2024 DOL Clarifies Scope of Cybersecurity Guidance Updated cybersecurity guidance from EBSA extends to all employee retirement benefit plans and health and welfare plans.
Administration | July 2nd, 2024 2024 PLANSPONSOR National Conference On Demand Recorded sessions provide valuable insights and education on plan administration and compliance, equipping plan sponsors with the knowledge needed to...
Benefits | May 30th, 2024 EBSA Offers Retirement Planning Resources The Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary Gomez offers tools and information for assisting with the transition to retirement from work...
Compliance | May 16th, 2024 DOL Updates Abandoned Plan Program Rules EBSA will publish rules to open Abandoned Plan Program eligibility to Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees.
Compliance | April 8th, 2024 EBSA Head Lisa Gomez Says DOL Continues Honing Retirement Security Rule Department is focused on several areas, including the need for clarity around when a participant educator is crossing the line...
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 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...