The Department of Labor is rescinding what it says are outdated regulations and guidance documents on employee benefit plans ...

These limitations have devastated Wisconsin employees. The Journal Sentinel found people who lost their jobs, houses and ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

In a decision about ERISA’s fiduciary duties and transparency, the Sixth Circuit in Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue ...

Moreover, ERISA's lack of a right to jury trials, limited discovery, and the "abuse of discretion" standard in benefit determinations continue to shape how ERISA cases are litigated.

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 ...

Wesco Inc. alleges BCBSM exploited self-funded health plans by charging fees to fix its own billing errors, in violation of ...

Workplace retirement plans are facing a growing wave of class action lawsuits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), pushing employers to evaluate the policies that dictate how ...