Compliance September 19th, 2025 How Employers Can Prep For New Rules on Roth Catch-Ups Legal experts say plan sponsors and administrators and payroll providers need to figure out how to comply with the final...
Compliance September 18th, 2025 Daniel Aronowitz Confirmed to Lead DOL’s EBSA The newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of Labor and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration has pledged to streamline retirement...
Compliance September 18th, 2025 Law Firm Husch Blackwell Accused of 401(k) Self-Dealing The Missouri law firm is accused of diverting retirement plan contributions to pay company operating expenses.
Compliance September 18th, 2025 CFP Board Unveils 6 Public Policy Priorities The certified financial planner organization has pledged to expand access to ‘competent, ethical financial advice.’
Compliance September 17th, 2025 3 Retirement Bills Advance to Full House of Representatives Two of the bills, which target the Department of Labor’s audit process, sparked heated debate, but the third bill, concerning...
Compliance September 17th, 2025 SEC Pushes Back Deadline for Private Investment Funds’ Disclosures Private funds and advisers now have until October 2026 before they must provide enhanced confidential disclosures about portfolio investments and...
Compliance September 17th, 2025 California Bill on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Gets ERIC Approval The bill would in part prohibit a pharmacy benefits manager in California from requiring use of only an affiliated pharmacy.
Compliance September 16th, 2025 House Bill Would Allow Transfers of Unclaimed Retirement Distributions to States The bill would have states report unclaimed retirement savings to a Department of Labor database, making it easier for individuals...
Compliance September 15th, 2025 IRS, Treasury Release Final Roth Catch-Up Regulations While the agencies are ending a two-year delay in establishing the regulations, the rules will only be applied in ‘good...
Compliance September 12th, 2025 DOL Backs Morgan Stanley, Says Deferred Pay Is Exempt from ERISA The Department of Labor decided that Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation program is a bonus, rather than a pension plan subject...
Compliance September 11th, 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Foreseen as 2.7% for 2026 One month before Social Security’s official decision is expected, the Senior Citizens League predicts a slight increase in benefits for...
Compliance September 10th, 2025 IBM Accused of $14B Pension Risk Transfers to ‘Unsafe’ Insurer IBM allegedly jeopardized the retirement security of more than 132,000 former workers by offloading billions of dollars in two pension...
Compliance September 8th, 2025 Thrift Savings Plan Awaits Congressional Permission for Private Investments The $895 billion of retirement assets in the nation’s largest defined contribution plan is off limits to private market investments—for...
Compliance September 8th, 2025 DOL Will Replace Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule The agency has not been enforcing the 2024 rule and will consider a new one, using pre-2024 standards in the...
Compliance September 8th, 2025 Industry Groups Press DOL for Firm Rules on Private Investments in DC Plans Last month, President Donald Trump's executive order gave the Department of Labor six months to provide its regulatory agenda.
Compliance September 5th, 2025 AARP Attorneys Join ERISA Lawsuit Against TIAA Attorneys from the AARP Foundation are co-counsel in a lawsuit that claims TIAA invested plan participants’ retirement funds in a...
Compliance September 5th, 2025 DOL Agenda Commits to Replacing ESG, Fiduciary Rules The U.S. Department of Labor released 150 regulatory proposals, including reversals of Biden-era Environmental, Social and Governance rules and the...
Compliance September 4th, 2025 Judge Backs Dismissal of AT&T PRT Complaint A Massachusetts magistrate said former retirement plan participants had standing to sue AT&T and State Street Global Advisors but disregarded...
Compliance September 2nd, 2025 Employer Groups Ask for Dismissal of Another PRT Case Plaintiffs allege that Weyerhaeuser improperly transferred $1.5 billion in pension liabilities from its pension plan by purchasing annuity contracts.
Compliance September 2nd, 2025 House Appropriations Bill Seeks DOL, EBSA Budget Cuts The subcommittee's fiscal year 2026 spending bill would trim the Department of Labor's budget by 28% and the Employee Benefits...