A Florida district court recently gave TECO Energy, Inc. another victory in an ERISA case when it dismissed Plaintiff’s proposed class action with prejudice.  Roche v. Teco Energy, Inc., No.

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced on June 30 that it is removing some interpretive bulletins relevant to administering retirement plans.

The Department of Labor is rescinding what it says are outdated regulations and guidance documents on employee benefit plans ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

At the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), health and welfare plans governed by ERISA have become the topic of far-reaching compliance mandates and ...