The DOL Retirement Plan Pipeline in 2014
December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement industry is anticipating a fiduciary re-definition and rules about lifetime income illustrations for...
Tag: DOL
Deadlines for Plan Sponsors in Puerto Rico
December 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Those who sponsor retirement plans for employees based in Puerto Rico should make note of...
American Samoan Plan Sponsor Failed to Administer Plan
December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a court order assigning a new fiduciary for a...
DOL Coming to New York City
December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can get their fiduciary responsibility questions answered during a Department of Labor (DOL)...
ASPPA Urges Simplicity for Same-Gender Rules
December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) is petitioning regulators for easy-to-apply guidance...
DOL Finds Fiduciaries Violated ERISA With Stock Purchase
November 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court to recover...
Court OKs Asset Restoration for Mass. Plan
November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) won judgment from a federal district court to have funds...
Fiduciaries Ordered to Restore Plan Assets
October 31, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. district court in California has ordered the restoration of more than $1.6 million...
Shutdown Put Delay on Some Regulations
October 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The two-week government shutdown in October delayed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) work on...
Opinions |
DOL’s Tips Regarding Target-Date Retirement Funds
October 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the increasing popularity and growth in participant-directed retirement plans, the onus for managing retirement...
Fiduciaries of California ESOP to Repay Plan Funds
October 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a consent order for fiduciaries to repay funds...
Magazine Publisher to Restore $300K to Pension
October 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment with former Santa Monica magazine...
DOL Seeks New Fiduciaries for Tennessee Plan
October 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to replace the fiduciaries of an abandoned retirement...
DOL Issues Eligibility Guidance
October 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ERISA-governed employee benefit plans will now base spousal eligibility on the validity of the marriage...
DOL Audit Suggests More Alternative Investment Oversight
October 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Labor (DOL) shows...
Government Shutdown No Free Pass for Plan Sponsors
October 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many regulator functions will halt during the federal government shutdown, but plan sponsors shouldn’t snooze.
DOL Announces More Enforcements
September 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Word that the Department of Labor (DOL) is stepping up its enforcement is being backed...
DOL Says Use State of Celebration for Marriage Definition
September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced new guidance about the impact of the Supreme...
Benefits |
Incorporating DOL TDF Tips into Your Processes
September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March, the Department of Labor (DOL) prepared general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in...
Income Projections: Showing Participants a Better Way
September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) wants to know whether its proposal to show lifetime income...