Tag: Retirement New Legislation

Lawmakers’ repeated efforts to clarify the application of certain tax and retirement laws and regulations to the church retirement plans...

A committee’s approval of a bill comes after the DOL proposed guidance for states to establish such plans.

The bill expands allowable SIMPLE plan rollovers, expands exceptions to the 10% early withdrawal penalty on retirement plan distributions, and...

The Women’s Pension Protection Act increases spousal protections and improves retirement plan coverage for long-term part-time workers, among other things.

A provision in a new law will return Form 5500 deadlines to what they were before the Surface Transportation and...

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) previously introduced legislation to address church retirement plan issues in 2013.

The hearing will specifically address rules concerning the participant vote on an approved suspension of benefits under MPRA.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 includes a repeal of an ACA provision and extension of pension funding relief, among...

Hearings before two House Financial Services subcommittees add more commentary to the debate about the DOL's proposed fiduciary rule.

The Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act specifies funding requirements for certain pensions that were not immediately affected...

In a conversation with PLANSPONSOR, Russell Investments’ chief research strategist suggests momentum is building for “open” multiple employer plan expansion.

Also extended is a provision in prior pension reform allowing over-funded pensions to use their excesses to fund retiree health...

Retirees in New Jersey’s public pension system could see cost of living adjustments restored by the state’s Supreme Court. 

Two-thirds of plan sponsors say the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act will be somewhat, very or extremely impactful.

President Obama signed a law lowering the age at which federal public safety officers can tap retirement accounts without penalty.

Over-funded pension plans would have a longer time period in which they could use surpluses to pay for retiree health...

President Obama has asked the DOL for guidance by the end of the year.

Legislation in Connecticut will protect transferred pension assets from creditor claims.

Effective July 9, DB plan sponsors may no longer offer a lump-sum window to participants who have begun receiving installments.

A working group established by the Senate Committee on Finance shows support for a number of proposals to reform the...