Tag: Department of Labor (DOL)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking comments about rules for lifetime income illustrations provided to defined contribution (DC) plan participants.

The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will hold an open meeting at the Department of Labor (DOL) June 4 to 6.

Retirement plan sponsors have been dealing with several regulatory initiatives in the past year and more are coming.

The Department of Labor (DOL) says a bankrupt ambulance services company in LaVergne, Tennessee, failed to credit employees’ 401(k) contributions.

Matthew Hutcheson of Eagle, Idaho, was found guilty after just a few hours’ deliberation by the jury.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends regulators take certain steps to reduce obstacles and disincentives to plan-to-plan rollovers.

Fred Reish, a partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath, the Los Angeles law firm, has launched fredreish.com, a blog about retirement regulation and compliance.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has resources for participants to learn about plan fees.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) requires that swap transactions go through a clearing process.

 Is the Department of Labor (DOL) stepping on toes with its guidance about target-date fund (TDF) selection?   

Advisers divulged winning strategies at NAPA/ASPPA 401(k) Summit.

With care, individual retirement account (IRA) rollovers from 401(k)s are possible.

 The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target-date funds (TDFs).  

By and large, 401(k) plans have been a success. 

As government looks for budget solutions, defined contribution tax breaks fall in the crosshairs.

The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement to compensate employee benefit plans for losses suffered through investments in Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host two free webcasts for small-business owners as part of America Saves Week.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained $80 million for participants of Sherwin-Williams’ employee stock purchase and savings plan.

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. has agreed to settle allegations brought by the Department of Labor (DOL).