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The Department of Labor is rescinding what it says are outdated regulations and guidance documents on employee benefit plans ...
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced on June 30 that it is removing some interpretive bulletins that had been relevant to administering retirement plans but ...
In a decision about ERISA’s fiduciary duties and transparency, the Sixth Circuit in Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue ...
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Oklahoma’s PBM law, leaving in place a ruling that found key parts preempted by ERISA and Medicare Part D.
These limitations have devastated Wisconsin employees. The Journal Sentinel found people who lost their jobs, houses and ...
The Department of Labor recently provided a series of webinars that furnish detailed overviews of fiduciary responsibilities and why and how to stay in compliance with the regulations concerning them ...
ERISA sets minimum standards for participation in the plan, vesting, the accrual of benefits and funding. ERISA specifies fiduciary responsibilities for the people who manage and control plan assets.
ERISA: The federal law that changed retirement planning celebrates its 50th anniversary Millions of Americans invest for retirement in 401(k) plans and other programs.
Wesco Inc. alleges BCBSM exploited self-funded health plans by charging fees to fix its own billing errors, in violation of ...
Discusses In re Gilbert where the U.S. Third Circuit ruled that the anti-alienation protections of ERISA extended to even flawed or abused retirement plans in bankruptcy.
How Excessive Fees Threaten Retirement Savings 2. Hidden Costs: Research Uncovers the Impact of High Retirement Plan Fees 3. Rising ERISA Lawsuits Expose Widespread Fiduciary Breaches A new study of ...
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. wants to ensure an upcoming trial over its 401(k) plan won’t go before a jury, telling a federal judge that most courts have rejected jury trial requests in ERISA class ...