Will DOL Independent Contractor Proposal Result in More Workers With Benefits?
The proposal is intended to offer processes to clearly determine a worker’s status.
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PSNC 2020: Retirement Plan Cybersecurity
In light of a lack of guidance from the DOL on how sponsors should protect their plans from cyberattacks, speakers...
PSNC 2020: Preston Rutledge’s Inside View of the DOL
As the nation’s top retirement and health plan regulator, Preston Rutledge oversaw an agency of more than 800 employee benefits...
PSNC 2020: Legislative and Regulatory Update Part II
Experts explained regulations and legislation from Washington, D.C., as well as what employers can do if they ever face ERISA...
PSNC 2020: Time to Get Serious About ESG?
Environmental, social and governance investing is slowing becoming pervasive in DC plans, particularly as Millennials are poised to become the...
PSNC 2020: What’s Next?
This year’s conference opened with a lively discussion about the changes plan sponsors are experiencing, the new issues to which...
DOL’s Proposed Proxy Voting Rule Another Attempt to Make Stance Permanent
Attorneys say the DOL is showing frustration over the regulatory back and forth on employee benefit plan proxy voting as...
DOL Proposes Rule on Employee Benefit Plan Proxy Voting
The proposal sets forth ‘permitted practices’ under which the plan fiduciary can adopt certain proxy voting policies and parameters, among...
Investors Seek More Substantive PEP Guidance from DOL
Though they applaud the direction the Department of Labor is taking, expert ERISA attorneys say a new proposed rule does...
DOL to Hold Hearing on Investment Advice Proposed Rule
The DOL said it received several requests for a hearing during the comment period and commenters expressed interest in its...
DOL Letters Seen as Further Effort to Restrict Use of ESG in Retirement Plans
Before it published a proposed rule, the DOL sent letters to plan sponsors about ESG investment practices. Sources share thoughts...
DOL Issues NPRM on PEP Provider Registration
Providers of pooled employer plans (PEPs) must first register with the DOL before plans can begin operating.
DOL Releases Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustrations
The interim final rule includes assumptions plan administrators must use to calculate estimated lifetime benefit payments to be included on...
Can Plan Sponsors Send Documents Electronically Right Away?
Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
DOL Fiduciary Rule Debate Continues in Public Comments
Some argue the fiduciary proposal is being rushed, while others broadly support the Department of Labor’s aim to align its...
DOL’s Proposed ESG Restrictions Panned in Public Comments
The clear trend among investment managers, retirement industry professionals and members of the public is skepticism about the need for...
Did DOL Guidance Permit Private Equity Investments in 403(b)s and 457(b)s?
Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
DOL’s Proposed ESG Restrictions Criticized by Senate Democrats
The Democratic senators join in a chorus of concerned stakeholders who say the DOL is being overly restrictive about the...
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DOL’s Proposed ‘PTE’ on Fiduciary Advice: Same Pig, Different Shade of Lipstick
Michael Barry, president of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, discusses why he thinks the DOL’s new proposed fiduciary rule is...
What to Know About Potential Open MEP Conflicts
Attorneys say employers considering whether, and what type, of multiple employer plan (MEP) to join will want to closely monitor...