A closely watched case involving the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging excessive 401(k) fees by Deere & Co. won’t get a hearing before the nation’s highest court.
A Department of Labor (DoL) administrative law judge has rejected the appeal by a 401(k) plan administrator of an $86,500 civil penalty, ruling that bankruptcy did not relieve...
A federal judge in Massachusetts has rejected claims that a deceased 401(k) participant’s plan balance should have been paid to his estate instead of to his ex-wife, who...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free Webcast about Form 5500 and electronic filing requirements on January 21 at 1 p.m.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Spokane, Washington-based Sterling Savings Bank and its holding company, Sterling Financial Corporation, over company stock investments in the bank's 401(k) Plan.
Among the specialized units unveiled by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a unit focusing on investigations involving investment advisers.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced the publication of a final rule to protect employee contributions deposited to small pension and welfare benefit plans with fewer than...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has filed suit against the owners of a bankrupt Chicago-area company for diverting their employees’ health care premium payments and 401(k) contributions...
The nation’s economic downturn has prompted plaintiffs’ lawyers to increase the pace of filing of class action lawsuits to recover 401(k) plan losses under the Employee Retirement Income...
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cannot add new claims to the current case related to Bank of America Corp.’s takeover of Merrill...
Plan sponsors can now take full advantage of a new federal government system for online filing of the required annual report to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)...
The employee who went on a shooting rampage at a St. Louis manufacturing plant is reportedly one of four named plaintiffs in a 401(k) excessive fee class-action lawsuit.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its procedures for requesting determination letters on the qualified status of pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, annuity, and employee stock ownership plans.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an in-depth primer on how taxpayers can voluntarily better comply with regulations governing documents for nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
H&R Block Inc will pay as much as $20.2 million to settle a New York lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently marketing individual retirement accounts (IRAs) that charged hidden...