Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that an employer did not violate anti-cutback rules when paying lump sums from a terminated pension plan.

A recent court decision reinforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) requirement that plan sponsors act in the best interest of participants.

U.S. House members belonging to the New Democrat Coalition asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to ensure new fiduciary rules protect access to investment advice.

A federal district court has ruled that in a case involving allegations of harm to retirement benefits, plaintiffs lack standing to sue if they cannot substantiate the allegations.

A new strategy from the Principal Financial Group and National Benefit Services, LLC (NBS) can help financial professionals and their large-plan 403(b) clients manage issues with legacy assets.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is suing a Bigler, Pennsylvania, trucking company to recover employee contributions and payments to its 401(k) plan.

A plan sponsor’s request that a retiree return nearly $730,000 in overpaid pension benefits has won court approval.

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is moving the flat-rate premium due date for large plans to later in the premium payment year.

Reviewing firm practices for recommending and marketing individual retirement account (IRA) rollover services will be a 2014 priority for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

The retirement industry is anticipating a fiduciary re-definition and rules about lifetime income illustrations for plan participants, but there is much more in the pipeline.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to restore losses to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) based in Warsaw, Indiana.

The Department of Labor (DOL) hopes to remove the trustee of a 401(k) plan based in Elgin, Illinois.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has received court authorization to compel the trustee of a profit-sharing plan in Aiea, Hawaii to restore mismanaged plan assets.

Witnesses during a U.S. Senate committee hearing argued that defined contribution (DC) plan design is key to solving the retirement crisis in America.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily addressed the problem of discrimination defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may have due to closed plans.

A federal district court has issued a judgment that authorizes the appointment of an independent fiduciary for an Indiana 401(k) plan.

A group of retirement industry advocacy groups are urging the Treasury Department to ensure same-gender spouse rule changes won't apply retroactively for qualified retirement plans.

When a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) appoints an investment manager to manage a portion of the plan’s portfolio, the plan will frequently...

Retirement plan advisers can get their fiduciary responsibility questions answered during a Department of Labor (DOL) seminar in New York City.