Tag: ERISA

Several regulations and pieces of guidance issued in 2014 will have a lasting impact on retirement plans.

After 13 years and a number of court opinions, all granting relief in the plaintiff’s favor,...

Responding to a request for information from the DOL, most industry groups said they believe no further regulation is necessary to govern use of brokerage windows in retirement...

The Department of Labor wants to request new industry input and create focus groups about the...

With acronyms like ADP, ACP, NHCEs, and HCEs, the technicality of 401(k) plan nondiscrimination testing may seem overwhelming.

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has commented about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s request to obtain information about de-risking moves made by pension plans.

The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) re-launched its online ERISA Fiduciary Training Program.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to review an appellate court's decision in a case concerning retirement plan recordkeepers and fees.

Some retirement plan provisions can create headaches for plan sponsors.

An appeals court has opened the door for the requirement that an ERISA plan’s investment guidelines be disclosed to participants upon request.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revisited its ruling in a retirement plan stock drop suit in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fifth...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a 401(k) plan sponsor alleging the company breached its fiduciary duties when it received...

There are certain events that defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are required to report to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) before they happen.

A federal appellate court found that a clause in a retirement plan document restricting the venue of lawsuits filed against the plan is enforceable.

The owner of Bruister and Associates and trustees of its employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) were found responsible for causing the plan to pay too much for employer...

Between some reminiscing about what it was like to be part of shaping and enforcing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when it was constructed and afterwards,...

What does the new guidance about annuity investments in target-date funds (TDFs) mean for retirement plan sponsors and participants?

Recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury on in-plan annuity use has received a warm response from some in the retirement plan...