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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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?
Is it possible to create a platform that essentially helps the market operate instead of creating a solution that grows the government? The answer is a resounding yes.
The Qualified Pooled Plan Professional™ (QP3™) Credential is an online credential designed to equip retirement plan administrators and experienced retirement plan professionals — particularly ASPPA ...
July 14 is the inaugural Women’s Retirement Security Day, a day the American Retirement Association created to acknowledge the unique challenges women face in saving for retirement, discuss solutions, ...
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.
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