DOL Says Use State of Celebration for Marriage Definition
September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced new guidance about the impact of the Supreme...
Tag: ERISA
Bank Settles Company Stock Suit
September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Flagstar Bancorp has agreed to settle allegations it breached its fiduciary duties by maintaining company...
Court Moves Forward Part of Case over Alternative Investments
September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has given the green light to certain claims that fiduciaries to...
Pension Participants Sued for Benefits Too Late
September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court ruled pension participants filed their lawsuit for benefits past the statute...
Trustees to Repay Union Benefit Funds
August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The trustees of union benefit funds have begun a process of repayment to the funds...
Investment Adviser Ordered to Restore Plan Losses
August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An investment adviser has been ordered to restore plan losses, incentive fees and penalties for...
Court Reiterates Years of Service Is Not Valid NRA
August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A district court has again decided “five years of service” is not a valid normal...
Court Reverses Ruling on Denial of Class Certification
August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has moved forward a class action claim regarding Lockheed Martin’s retirement...
Court Uses Presumption of Prudence for Case Dismissal
August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court found the application of the presumption of prudence to be appropriate...
Fidelity Cleared of Excessive Fee Violation
August 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Fidelity Management Trust Company...
Court Awards Same-Sex Spouse ERISA Plan Benefits
August 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court ruled the same-sex spouse of a deceased retirement plan participant is...
Brokerage Must Repay Plan Participants, Beneficiaries
August 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An insurance brokerage firm must repay more than $270,000 to the participants and beneficiaries of...
Court Orders Ill. Company to Restore Plan Assets
August 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than $150,000 must be restored to the profit-sharing plan of a now-defunct Illinois company,...
John Hancock Cleared of Wrongdoing in Excessive Fee Case
August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Claims brought against John Hancock Life Insurance Company by retirement plan participants have been dismissed.
Fiduciaries Removed from Kentucky Pension Plans
August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A district court granted a preliminary injunction against former fiduciaries of several Kentucky pension plans.
More Regulatory Guidance Expected
August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and advisers are awaiting more regulatory guidance about a number of important issues.
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Retirement Plan Investigated for Alleged ERISA Violations
July 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A law firm is investigating whether RadioShack Corporation violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
Court Upholds Dismissal of Lehman Stock Drop Case
July 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the case of Rinehart v. Akers, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld...
DOL Resolves Case of Illegal Pension Transactions
July 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a judgment in federal court against a...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Different Dates for Fee Disclosures
July 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - "We sponsor an ERISA 403(b) plan with two vendors and are in the process...