Compliance | April 23rd, 2025 DOL to Consider Rescinding Biden-Era ESG Rule Although the rule survived several court challenges during the previous administration, it is in jeopardy once again.
Compliance | April 9th, 2025 Historically Reluctant to Share Taxpayer Data, IRS Will Cooperate With ICE The IRS agreed to share taxpayer data with immigration authorities, a marked contrast to its 2023 approach to EBSA’s lost-and-found...
Compliance | April 7th, 2025 DOL Offers Guidance on Annual Funding Notice Requirements The regulator addressed confusion resulting from ERISA-related questions that arose after passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
Compliance | April 4th, 2025 Former Acting Labor Secretary Su Outlines ‘Risks’ to DOL Under Trump In a commentary this week, Julie Su opined about “nightmares that could become the norm in a country without a...
Ask the Experts | April 1st, 2025 Can Plan Sponsors Self-Correct Late Elective Deferral Remittances? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | March 27th, 2025 DOL Cybersecurity Guidance and Health and Welfare Plan Gaps All benefit plans must follow the U.S. Department of Labor’s cybersecurity guidance, not only retirement plans, writes a partner at...
Compliance | March 21st, 2025 Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Improvements Take Effect The Employee Benefits Security Administration’s updated self-correction tool launched this week.
Compliance | March 7th, 2025 Terminated EBSA Probationary Employees Reinstated The probationary employees and head of the Department of Labor’s Division of Employee Ownership, who were recently terminated, reportedly received...
Compliance | February 28th, 2025 ERISA Advisory Council Currently ‘On Ice’ Federal advisory committees have become targets in President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government.
Compliance | February 19th, 2025 Chavez-DeRemer Shows Support for Union Pension Assistance Law in Confirmation Hearing President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor expressed support for the Biden-era Butch Lewis Act, but also walked back...
Compliance | February 10th, 2025 Judge Blocks Unions’ Motion for Restraining Order Against DOL Several union groups and a think tank attempted to prevent the Department of Labor from allowing Elon Musk’s Department of...
Compliance | February 5th, 2025 Confirmation Hearing Date Announced for Secretary of Labor Nominee Chavez-DeRemer Meanwhile, government employee unions and labor groups filed a lawsuit seeking to block Elon Musk’s efficiency organization from accessing DOL...
Compliance | January 23rd, 2025 House Committee on Education and Workforce Re-Issues Request to Investigate EBSA ‘Power Abuse’ The committee is again asking the Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General to look into allegations that the Employee...
Compliance | January 22nd, 2025 Proposed ESOP Regulations Shelved Due to Trump Regulatory Withdrawal One of the president’s many executive orders issued Monday caused rules not already published in the Federal Register to be...
Deals and People | January 21st, 2025 Trump Appoints Acting Secretary for Department of Labor The acting secretary will run the DOL while Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, awaits confirmation.
Compliance | January 21st, 2025 Oregon-Based Employer to Restore $20.6M in Pension Assets, Unwind Illegal Real Estate Purchases R.B. Pamplin Corp. used pension fund assets to acquire the company’s own real estate, exceeding limits under ERISA, the DOL...
Compliance | January 17th, 2025 ERIC Files Lawsuit to Invalidate Final Rules on Mental Health Parity The ERISA Industry Committee is challenging the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury, arguing the final rule...
Compliance | January 14th, 2025 DOL Makes Improvements to Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program The department also provided plan fiduciaries with an option to help manage small benefit amounts owed to missing participants.
Compliance | December 30th, 2024 DOL Launches Database for Retirement Savings Lost and Found The database is designed to help America’s workers search for retirement plans that may still owe them benefits.
Compliance | December 26th, 2024 New ERISA Advisory Council Members Named The DOL has appointed five new members to the policy advisory group.