Tag: ERISA

A federal district court has ordered an Oregon realtor to repay more than $400,000 to the participants of its profit-sharing plan.

A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found the sponsor's plan provider became a functional fiduciary by setting fees.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unmarried domestic partners have a right to some retirement benefits via a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).

Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

The defendants in one of the church plan court cases have had their status confirmed by a federal court.

The expansion of the fiduciary definition proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) could potentially impede the ability of small businesses to offer employees retirement plans, says a...

In an open letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), the RAC contends the regulator’s proposed methodology for assessing the impact of 408(b)(2) fee regulations is flawed.

Fee policy statements are in the early stages, but they can help plan sponsors manage fees and help an adviser show he’s ahead of the curve.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals used its own case history to dismiss a lawsuit brought by participants in a Delta Air Lines employee stock ownership plan...

The common law of attorney-client privilege is intended to enable clients to speak with their attorneys in trusted confidence about work-related issues.

Data does not suggest a strong connection between increases in contribution limits and the creation of new retirement plans, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study.

For the second time, a U.S. district court has found State Street Bank and Trust did not violate its duties to General Motors (GM) retirement plan participants in...

When performing annual retirement plan financial audits, plan sponsors and their auditors should look for potential “red flags” for regulators.

What is the trustee of a retirement plan that offers employer stock as an investment option supposed to do with inside information that the stock price may be...

Without admitting any wrongdoing, ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated prohibited transaction rules of the Employee Retirement Income Security...

The Coalition to Preserve Retirement sent an open letter to Representative David Camp, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, pushing back on certain tax reforms...

A survey of retirement plan sponsors from AARP suggests there is widespread support for holding more types of financial advice to a fiduciary standard.

It sounds like the ever-elusive free lunch—an investment strategy that reduces the potential for major losses while still pursuing the market’s strongest opportunities for growth.

This summer, the Department of Labor (DOL) will be holding free seminars about fiduciary responsibilities in Hartford, Connecticut, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.