Compliance

MSES Consultants Inc. failed to fund its health plan for much of 2016, leaving participants and beneficiaries on the hook for health care costs. 

Workers should log-in to their recordkeeper’s website periodically to check online retirement accounts, the Department of Labor's Lisa Gomez advises. 

There is some good news for the financial wellness of debtors too.

The court’s conservative majority rejected President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for eligible borrowers. 

Regulators warn sponsors offering these plans should make sure they are not essentially compensating an employee for non-medical expenses.

A jury decided almost entirely in the university’s favor in the nearly seven-year lawsuit.

Republicans focus on the environmental aspect of ESG in a recently published report on Republican policy goals concerning investor activism.

Experts note the importance of participant education and reviewing insurance held by vendors.

This has been a concern among Democrats for months and adds to Republicans’ already significant opposition to the proposal.

Experts at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference addressed the ebb and flow of employer efforts to align in-plan investments with organizational values.

Small and midsize employers have an opportunity to learn more about complying with federal and state health care laws next month.

In the shadow of the recent data breach at a large third-party vendor, experts shared relevant tips for how plan sponsors can protect themselves if and when such...

SECURE 2.0 Section 603 would require catch-up contributions made by those making more than $145,000 in wages to be made after-tax, and plan sponsors say it is probably...

The Department of Labor's assistant secretary discussed her agency's list of top projects—from retirement equity to SECURE 2.0 guidance and managing missing participants.

Interest rates assessed to late payments and discount rates have been adjusted for Q3, the PBGC announced Wednesday.

While focused on eliminating consideration of ESG factors in fiduciary investment decisions, the legislation also requires a study of public pensions.

The dos and don’ts of selecting new service providers, from conducting RFPs to avoiding ‘mission creep,’ according to a panel of experts.

The Department of Labor has alleged one fiduciary breach against the plan’s trustees for operating with negative assets in six of the last seven years.

A former employee of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center alleges onerous plan fees and under-performing funds.

The regulatory agenda contained several other items, such as the 401(k) lost and found, emergency savings sidecars and pooled employer plans.