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...
Tag: ERISA
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...
Prenup Not Sufficient Notice of Benefits Waiver
July 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court ruled a wife was not properly informed of her waiving of...
Certain Revenue Sharing Payments not Plan Assets
July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has weighed in on whether certain revenue sharing payments constitute...
DOL Revises Definition of Rating Agency
July 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, is now qualified as a “Rating Agency” as defined by the...
DOL Files Brief in RJR Stock Drop Case
July 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris is asking an appellate court to reverse its...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Delaying Form 5500 Reporting
July 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - "As I was enjoying the July 4th Holiday, I found myself waxing nostalgic for...
Court Limits Remedy for Cash Balance Notice Violation
July 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants in Solvay Chemicals’ pension plan were unable to prove its violation of notice requirements...
DOL Sues Hospital Owners for Employee Benefits
July 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is suing the owners of a Louisiana hospital for...
Court Finds for Employer in Dispute over Benefit Election
July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found a benefits committee used a reasonable process to...