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ERISA
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ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) is a 1974 U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry. It aims to protect plan participants by requiring plans to provide information, establish fiduciary responsibilities, and give participants the right to sue for benefits and breaches of duty. ERISA also guarantees payment of certain benefits through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation if a defined plan is terminated.
Talking DOL Retirement Saving Priorities with EBSA Head Lisa Gomez
Lisa Gomez joins the 401(k) Specialist Pod(k)ast to talk about topics including the high-profile rewrite of the conflict of interest rule, SECURE 2.0 and its ability to address the workplace retirement plan coverage gap, and what EBSA can do to help plan advisors, plan sponsors and participants make the most of 401(k) plans to save for retirement.
ESG Issues Continue to Make Headlines
Groom Law’s George Sepsakos and Jake Eigner describe regulatory and political developments in the ever-shifting environmental, social and governance landscape
GE to Pay Record-Setting $61 Million to Resolve 401(k) Proprietary Funds ERISA Lawsuit
Settlement called largest ever in an ERISA case alleging a retirement plan improperly offered proprietary funds
Talking Retirement Industry Trends with Jania Stout
When you want to gain insight about what’s going on in the retirement industry, you want to talk to someone who’s in the loop and immersed in the business. We can’t think of someone who fits that description better than Jania Stout.
‘Groundbreaking’ DOL Advisory Opinion for Citibank Provides ERISA Guidance
Opinion provides a road map for how a plan sponsor may voluntarily establish a program under which it pays expenses for diverse investment managers without being considered fiduciary in nature
Unlocking the Power of Retirement Plans for Climate Action
In this op-ed, Impact Experience’s Yejide Olutosin and Jenna Nicholas discuss a recently published opinion letter providing a legally defensible framework for evaluating ESG factors in employer-sponsored retirement plans
ESG Rule Survives Legal Challenge from Red State AGs
Federal judge’s decision Thursday keeps Labor Department’s controversial 2022 rule in force; draws praise from retirement industry voices
DOL Seeks Nominees for 5 Vacancies on 2024 ERISA Advisory Council
Interested parties have until Oct. 23 to apply for a 3-year term on the 15-member board that makes recommendations to Labor Secretary on ERISA matters
Most ERISA Excessive Fee Cases Surviving Motions to Dismiss
Mid-year analysis from Euclid Fiduciary finds plan sponsors only winning about 30% of dismissal motions—fewer than in 2022
Freedom Fiduciaries Launches Pooled Employer Plan
Boise-based provider of retirement plan consulting collaborates with Finway Group and Empower to introduce PEP designed to streamline administrative challenges