Compliance | May 27th, 2014 DOL Delays Fiduciary Redefinition Proposal Again May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is now saying its re-proposal of what it calls “Conflict...
Compliance | May 22nd, 2014 DOL Says Union Employee Fired for Helping with Investigation May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) alleges a former Cement Masons Southern California Administrative Corp....
Compliance | May 20th, 2014 DOL Offers Webinar on Health Benefits Laws May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is presenting a webinar next week about compliance with the...
Compliance | May 2nd, 2014 DOL Sues Health Plan for Not Disclosing Fees May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) initiated a lawsuit against a group health plan for failing...
Compliance | May 1st, 2014 Meeting Expectations of the DOL May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are four main fiduciary duties the Department of Labor (DOL) expects from plan sponsors.
Compliance | April 17th, 2014 Unremitted Contributions Cost Fiduciaries $142K April 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has ordered the fiduciaries of a Columbia, Maryland, 401(k) plan to pay restitution...
Benefits | April 9th, 2014 Sponsors Support Stricter Fiduciary Standards April 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of retirement plan sponsors from AARP suggests there is widespread support for holding...
Compliance | April 4th, 2014 DOL Schedules Health Benefits Seminars for May, July April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is offering two free seminars about compliance with health benefit...
Compliance | March 28th, 2014 DOL Says 401(k) Trustee Failed to Perform Duties March 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to remove and replace a 401(k)...
Compliance | March 20th, 2014 DOL Seeks Fiduciary for Abandoned 403(b) March 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking approval to have an independent fiduciary appointed for...
Compliance | March 18th, 2014 DOL Report Helps with Evaluation of Health Plans March 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Department of Labor (DOL) describes a conceptual framework of health...
Compliance | March 17th, 2014 DOL Hosting Series of Fiduciary Webcasts March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor is presenting the “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities”...
Compliance | March 12th, 2014 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Weighs in on Fiduciary Rules March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Congressional...
Compliance | March 11th, 2014 DOL Proposes Service Provider Fee Guides March 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments about a proposed revision to fee...
Compliance | March 6th, 2014 Abandoned Construction Company Gets New Fiduciary March 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained authorization to appoint a new fiduciary for the...
Compliance | February 11th, 2014 Time to End Complacency About Plan Errors February 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More defined contribution retirement plans are out of compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) and...
Compliance | February 7th, 2014 DOL Cracking Down on Unremitted Contributions February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced enforcement efforts against two retirement plan sponsors that failed...
Compliance | January 27th, 2014 SPARK Asks for Flexibility on Fee Disclosures January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute Inc., a lobbying group for retirement plan service providers, is hoping to...
Compliance | January 21st, 2014 Appeals Court Upholds Anti-Cutback Decision January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that an employer did not violate anti-cutback rules...
Compliance | January 14th, 2014 Federal Contractor to Restore $2M in Pension Benefits January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) resulted in the restoration of $1,979,779...