Compliance

The bill would permit high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide chronic disease prevention and treatment—which some say is critical to reducing health care costs—prior to participants having met...

Among other things, the bill allows for hardship withdrawals from more contribution types.

The court found participant claims did not meet standards set forth in Fifth Third Bank v. Dudenhoeffer.

The law would have the committee introduce legislation to address the pension crisis by this December.

A former office manager of New England Anesthesiologists, Inc. has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and to pay restitution to his victims.

During a webcast sponsored by Mercer, implications of the AARP v. EEOC lawsuit ruling were discussed.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) restored more than $1.1 billion to retirement plans, health plans and other welfare benefit plans in 2017.

However, a federal judge certified subclasses on the imprudent investment claims because class representatives were not all invested in the 401(k) funds challenged.

The complaint alleges fiduciaries of Mutual of Omaha’s 401(k) plan violated their fiduciary duties by selecting numerous investment options because they paid fees to Mutual of Omaha or...

A beneficiary of a deceased pension plan participant has filed both a fiduciary violation claim and a claim for benefits, which she argues present distinct injuries and should...

The firm’s lawyers noted that the plaintiff signed an agreement not to pursue any class action claims, but a Supreme Court case allowed him to pursue a claim...

With the new opinion, the district court seeks to make clear where the line is when it comes to pleading standards in ERISA lawsuits.

For one thing, a federal court judge found the defendants provide no authority supporting their contention that a plan document executed after the participant has ceased participation in...

“I really like the idea of promoting default-driven plans, and the evidence is abundantly clear that automatic retirement plans can be very effective,” says Jeff Kletti at Wells...

The plaintiffs claim plan fiduciaries repeatedly failed to monitor the share classes of mutual fund investments and to substitute less expensive share classes of mutual funds for more...

The effective date of the excise tax on high-cost health plans is now in 2022.

Allegations against Cammack LaRhette Advisors contend it gave “flawed advice” to plan fiduciaries regarding investments, which Cammack denies.

A federal judge had dismissed claims related to one of the university’s plans, but a new complaint, and a new plaintiff, bring back those claims.

While some claims were dismissed, others were moved forward.

The Department of Labor found fiduciaries failed to remit salary deferrals and loan repayments and withdrew assets from the plan trust to use for non-plan purposes.