Woman Sentenced to Prison for 401(k) Theft
A woman accused of stealing from a co-worker’s 401(k) account has been sentenced to a one-year jail term.
Tag: ERISA
Court Finds No ERISA Violation in Wachovia Fund Merger
Wachovia Bank did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when it sent a form letter to investors notifying them of a fund's merger with another...
High Court Accepts Xerox ERISA Case for Review
U.S. Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider an appeal of a case involving the method used by the Xerox Corp. pension plan to figure out how much...
EBSA Fiduciary Program Heads to "Hotlanta"
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is taking its compliance seminar series to Atlanta.
Judge Throws Out Unpaid Contribution Provision in Plan Document
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the sponsor of a master plan to strike a clause in its plan documents relieving the trustee of the duty to...
N.C. Company Owner Fined in 401(k) Embezzlement Case
The owner of defunct Concord, North Carolina, sign firm has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $57,089 to the company’s 401(k) and health plans.
DoL Brings Fiduciary Series to Web
Plan fiduciaries looking for insights about their responsibilities can now get that information from the Labor Department without leaving their desks.
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The View from the Courts
What's been happening on the judicial front: fee litigation and LaRue
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Getting Comfortable with the “F” Word
Are you a fiduciary? Do you tell your client how to stay out of trouble on the fiduciary front?
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Hidden in Plain Sight?
What do the Department of Labor fee initiatives mean for advisers?
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The Inside Story
It's up to advisers to help sponsors and participants understand in-plan 'guaranteed' income products