Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The ERISA Industry Committee and its coalition said that the IRS has consistently taken the position that forfeitures can be...

The Department of Labor has ended its defense of a 2024 fiduciary rule that would have brought retirement investment advice...

The Department of Labor’s proposed rule would have expanded the definition of a fiduciary for retirement investors, including rollovers from...

Three ex-brokers allege the Department of Labor unlawfully aided the firm by issuing an advisory opinion that undermined pending compensation...

Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins was also reappointed to a five-year term from 2026 through 2031.

‘Forgotten’ 401(k) accounts now total $2.13 trillion, showing an increase of nearly 30% since mid-2023, according to Capitalize.

During the shutdown, more than 75% of the Department of Labor’s staff are furloughed, but critical requirements like Form 5500...

The agency says its regulation for qualified default investment alternatives is flexible enough to accommodate innovations in retirement products.

The newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of Labor and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration has pledged to streamline retirement...

Two of the bills, which target the Department of Labor’s audit process, sparked heated debate, but the third bill, concerning...

The bill would have states report unclaimed retirement savings to a Department of Labor database, making it easier for individuals...

The Department of Labor decided that Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation program is a bonus, rather than a pension plan subject...

The agency has not been enforcing the 2024 rule and will consider a new one, using pre-2024 standards in the...

Last month, President Donald Trump's executive order gave the Department of Labor six months to provide its regulatory agenda.

The U.S. Department of Labor released 150 regulatory proposals, including reversals of Biden-era Environmental, Social and Governance rules and the...

The subcommittee's fiscal year 2026 spending bill would trim the Department of Labor's budget by 28% and the Employee Benefits...

Starting on September 30, the Department of Labor will transition to paperless checks, according to a notice published in the...

The senators wrote Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer that plan fiduciaries need ‘critical safe harbor protections’ from ‘frivolous lawsuits.’

The Department of Labor asked for an extension through October to consider its options in a federal case challenging the...

The Department of Labor swiftly rescinded a 2021 letter questioning private investments in 401(k) plans, but DOL officials have not...