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 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 ...

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 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.

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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.

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 ...

Whither the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) in 2025? Did it still show a positive balance, or did it lose ground? The Congressional Research Service (CRS) takes a look. In “Pension Benefit ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a “model of excellence,” SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano said in a recent report about how the agency he heads fared in 2025. Bisignano’s assessment came ...

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?

Can participants who have been automatically enrolled change their mind and receive their deferrals back within a set timeframe? Many plans do not allow that, but that may be changing as new plans are ...