Compliance

Alliant Energy Corp. improperly used a 30-year Treasury rate for whipsaw calculations for lump-sum distributions from its cash balance plan to employees younger than the retirement age, a...

A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled that AT&T did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)...

A federal court judge has given preliminary approval to a $7.25-million settlement of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) action against the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie...

The SPARK Institute has expressed its opposition to the defined contribution plan fee disclosure provision in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213).

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has thrown out a lawsuit by a 401(k) participant alleging, among other things, that his former employer failed to make a matching...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that provides for defined contribution plan fee disclosure and temporarily eases pension funding requirements.

In addition to economic and environmental threats, the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico poses a threat to investors, according to an investment alert from regulators.

A coalition of New York brokers recently filed legal action to prevent the New York Insurance Department from implementing a regulation requiring insurance producers to disclose compensation from...

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced two upcoming dates for its “Getting It Right…Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar.

Sponsors and plan service providers with questions about the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST2) can listen to an upcoming Webcast to get some answers.

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith is investigating potential claims against Transocean Ltd. concerning whether the company’s 401(k) savings plans imprudently invested in Transocean stock.

The trustee of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) acted in good faith when it determined the fair market value of company stock, so it did not violate...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set a new standard for litigants suing under Section 502(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to be awarded attorneys’...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that 2011 inflation adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as determined under §223 of the Internal Revenue Code are unchanged...

There’s a potential settlement in sight for participants in a 401(k) stock drop suit.

Apparently there’s more than pension fixes tucked away in that new jobs bill moving through the U.S. Congress.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said a random sample of 1,200 401(k) plan sponsors will be notified this week that they have been selected to fill out an...

A bill that has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would impose new disclosure requirements on defined contribution plans.

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has once again contended that safe harbor status does not shield fiduciaries from liability for imprudent plan investments.

The Bank of America Corp. (BofA) was under no obligation to provide detailed disclosures about its 401(k) plan hardship withdrawals.