Compliance

The restaurant chain allegedly denied specific positions to applicants ages 40 years and older from 2007 to 2014. 

The House of Representatives has already passed similar resolutions.

Experts warn that plan sponsors may face their own set of challenges if and when the DOL fiduciary rule is overturned by the new administration. 

The bulk of the oral arguments focused on the definition of a church plan set forth in Section 3(33) of ERISA and whether deference should be given to...

One ERISA industry advocate directly engaged with members of Congress says he expects more proposals to emerge from Republicans seeking to “significantly alter our retirement system,” most likely...

The IRS is asking for suggestions for a presentation on minimum present value requirements for DB plans.

The only motion to dismiss by the defendants that the court granted concerned a claim that the 401(k) plan should have offered a stable value fund instead of...

A district court judge in Colorado has sided with the recommendation made by a magistrate judge, ruling that plaintiffs have sufficiently stated a claim in an ERISA lawsuit...

Under the proposed bill, to file an aggregated Form 5500, the retirement plans would need to have the same trustee, fiduciary, plan administrator, plan year and investment menu.

An appellate court found 403(b) plan participants were questioning the legality of a plan amendment, which it said is for courts to decide.

The Insured Retirement Institute says it will call on Congress and the Trump Administration to support greater access to workplace retirement plans and simplified lifetime-income products.

Plaintiffs originally filed their cash balance plan lawsuit in 2004, claiming the way their employer created a cash balance plan by essentially transforming an existing 401(k) represented impermissible...

Mentioned in the list of reminders includes suggestions about how to avoid incorrect voluntary compliance program user fees; determining the right user fee; and qualifications for reduced fees.

Just one out of a number of allegations included in two ERISA lawsuits against SafeWay have been ruled untimely, allowing both cases to proceed.

The court found trustee Wilmington Trust “rushed its evaluation of the ESOP, failed to follow its own policies, and failed to adequately vet [other valuators’] conclusions.”

The seminar aims at increasing awareness and understanding fiduciary duties when operating a retirement plan. 

Many of the recent legal challenges may appear similar on their face, but the underlying allegations can vary significantly in terms of how they actually apply and test...

For one thing, the participant contends the ESOP portion of the plan should have been invested in the sponsoring company’s stock, not Chesapeake Energy’s stock.

An appellate court agreed employees of a company sold from Anheuser-Busch’s controlled group of companies were entitled to enhanced benefits, but disagreed with a lower court that calculation...

The Board says it is issuing the update primarily to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic post-retirement benefit cost.