Compliance

Last June, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized regulations to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Association Health Plans (AHPs), but a...

The ultimate impact of President Trump’s new executive order is likely to be more symbolic than substantive when it comes to the real-world activities of retirement plan fiduciaries...

The relief on ERISA compliance applies to plan sponsors in Nebraska, Iowa and Alabama identified now or in the future for individual assistance by the Federal Emergency Management...

Plaintiffs in the case allege that CIGNA is not following new calculations ordered by a federal court to remedy its breach of providing inadequate disclosures to participants about...

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of participants invested in Boeing stock in all of Boeing’s defined contribution plans, alleges the firm breached its fiduciary duty by failing to...

In addition to a $23.6 million payment, the settlement agreement includes additional terms relating to a review of investment options in the plan and conducting a request for...

Fidelity faces a third lawsuit alleging the company collects “secret kickback payments” from mutual fund providers on its recordkeeping platform—claims the company strongly denies.

Participants in Chevron’s DC plan say the 9th Circuit applied unnecessarily high pleading standards, “precluding petitioners from pursuing claims that have been recognized as sufficiently plead in other...

The Saving for the Future Act would require employers to contribute 50 cents to a savings account for each worker for every hour worked, or more than $1,000...

The IRS explains that the rules under IRC Section 409(p) are designed to prevent a group of “disqualified persons” from collectively owning 50% or more of an S...

The question in the lawsuit, according to a federal judge, is whether the plaintiff has standing to sue, for one, because she signed a settlement agreement with the...

Like RESA, the SECURE Act contains popular measures to help Americans prepare for their long-term financial future by expanding opportunities to save for retirement in tax-qualified accounts.

A 2019 version of the popular “RESA” legislation has been reintroduced in the Senate, which has published a helpful section-by-section summary of the sweeping retirement reform proposal.

2019 items for which plan amendments may be needed include changes to hardship withdrawal regulations, retirement plan relief for victims of 2018 hurricanes and nondiscrimination relief for closed...

A district court has determined that the Department of Labor’s 2018 final regulations on association health plans are unlawful. 

The appellate court decision tests ERISA’s restrictions on transactions between fiduciaries and non-fiduciary third parties, referred to as “parties in interest.”

The new legislation includes the core provisions of H.R. 1007, the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act. 

Murray and Wyden’s letter to the IRS and Treasury asks why employers will be permitted to offload pension liabilities and transfer risk to retirees.

The plan sponsor was previously ordered to make reforms such as using lower-cost share classes and conducting an open recordkeeping RFP; the final settlement includes $55 million in...

In a ruling in favor of a health benefit plan sponsor, a federal court judge lays out prudent processes the sponsor took to select and monitor service providers...