Wagner Law Group Adds ERISA Specialist
July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stephen Rosenberg, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and labor law litigator, has joined...
Tag: ERISA
Benefits |
Current Guidelines for Electronic Communications
July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Delivering all required retirement plan information can be time-consuming and expensive, but it’s a necessary...
Presumption of Prudence Decision Not a Total Win for Anyone
June 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fiduciaries are not...
ESOP Fiduciaries Not Entitled to Presumption of Prudence
June 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided fiduciaries of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are not...
Benefits |
The Impact of Leakage on 401(k) Accumulations
June 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows preretirement 401(k) account withdrawals...
Benefits |
DC Plans Focus on Streamlining Investments
June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan sponsors tend to offer far more investment fund options than the number...
Mass. Regulator Argues for Better Disclosures of Match Changes
June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a report sent to Congress and the Department of Labor, the Massachusetts Securities Division...
Groups Weigh In on Proposed Fee Disclosure Regs
June 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – From excluding large plans to asking for wording that would prompt...
PSNC 2014: Washington Update
June 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased full-scope audits of retirement plans, said Lisa Barton,...
Lumber Company Sued for Mismanagement of Plan Assets
June 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to recover 401(k) plan assets mismanaged...
Fiduciary Status Not Triggered by Contribution in Company Stock
June 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court ruled Morgan Stanley & Co. and its CEO were not acting...
Court Deems MassMutual a Fiduciary for Setting Compensation
May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found...
Opinions |
Same-Sex Marriage Benefits: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know Now
May 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In U.S. v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a clear message: Same-sex marriages should...
Health Plan TPA to Pay for Undisclosed Fees
May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) must pay more than $6 million for...
State Law Considered for QDROs for Domestic Partners
May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unmarried domestic partners have a right to some retirement benefits...
DOL Says Union Employee Fired for Helping with Investigation
May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) alleges a former Cement Masons Southern California Administrative Corp....
Defendants in One Church Plan Case Get a Victory
May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The defendants in one of the church plan court cases have had their status confirmed...
Retirement Advisor Council Sees Flaw in 408(b)(2) Review
May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an open letter to the Department of Labor, the Retirement Advisor Council contends the...
Delta Air Lines Wins Stock Drop Suit Appeal
May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals used its own case history to dismiss a...
Court Moves Forward Interference of Health Benefits Suit
May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has moved forward a lawsuit claiming an employer refused to advance...