Not providing information to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and plan participants on time impedes not only enforcement, but also compliance by plans and individuals and their ability ...

The government is happy to oblige — it has released informational copies of the Form 5500 Series for reporting about 2025 plan years. On Dec. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), IRS, and Pension ...

A comprehensive survey that looks at defined contribution plan participants’ views on alternative investments and the use of artificial intelligence to bolster financial decision-making finds that ...

The states that have established retirement plans to provide coverage to private-sector employees whose employers do not take that step to help close that coverage gap. A recent working paper takes a ...

The Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a brief in support of plan fiduciaries in a case before the Supreme Court in what was described as one of a “series filed by the Departme ...

In July 16 testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, who has been nominated to serve as Secretary of Labor, said his top ...

The Investment Selection Proposal is intended to provide guidance on investment selection and to reduce frivolous litigation; however, some ERISA experts think it may not achieve that goal.

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would establish a specific, fast-track process to initiate congressional action to reform the Social Security system.

Several leading retirement industry groups — including the American Retirement Association — asked the nation’s highest court to affirm a decision in favor of plan fiduciaries.

Massachusetts Secure Choice, a state-run auto IRA that would provide retirement plan coverage to employees of private-sector employers that do not offer a plan, is suddenly one step closer to reality.

Deferral-related operational failures — including missed and late deferrals — continue to be a leading source of plan corrections and regulatory exposure. What can be done?

The Plan Sponsor Council of America recently asked plan sponsors if they have fiduciary liability insurance with a cybersecurity rider, or if they have a separate corporate policy. What were the ...