Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

It could mean more lawsuits and overturned rules related to retirement plans.

FSI and SIFMA are also asking for the Retirement Security Rule to be vacated.

For employers, mailing COBRA notices by first-class mail to a former employee’s last known address is acceptable, Illinois federal court...

Most appeals courts have so far agreed with them.

Hear about the experiences of plan sponsors that have been through IRS and DOL audits.

A lawsuit against the Pennsylvania-based company has alleged the plan’s recordkeeper fees were higher –than average and that the plan...

Retirement plan participants alleged fiduciary breaches occurred within the Houston-based health care system’s 401(k) and 403(b) plans.  

The Department of Labor remains focused on creating a missing participants database, as well as providing guidance on cybersecurity and...

The Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary Gomez offers tools and information for assisting with the transition to retirement from work...

Retirement plan and benefit disclosures should only be given to participants if they contain actionable information, industry groups say.

The 9 organizations tell a Texas federal court that the new fiduciary rule “exceeds the DOL’s authority under federal law”...

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation claims a shuttered California corporation’s CEO transferred plan assets to a business checking account.

In less than a year in the program, News Corp. reports strong uptake from participants enthusiastic about repaying loans while...

EBSA will publish rules to open Abandoned Plan Program eligibility to Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees.  

Also known as adequate consideration, the ESOP community has been calling for share pricing regulation for years.

San Francisco-based software company seeks a settlement in lawsuits that alleged the 401(k) plan charged participants excessive fees.

The Department of Labor found many violations in retirement plan audits last year, likely because plan sponsors were not regularly...

Morningstar policy brief analyzes the impact of the Department of Labor Retirement Security Rule. 

The Department of Labor is continuing its enforcement push against profit-sharing plans.

A California plan sponsor has sued the provider it removed, 401(k) Easy, claiming the company perpetrated a scheme to defraud...