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ESOP transactions continue to grow in sophistication as sellers, plan sponsors and fiduciaries seek to meet certain goals and regulatory requirements.

Upcoming deadline alert! Plan sponsors should prepare for these upcoming January 2022 deadlines to ensure federal compliance and avoid penalties.

On June 21, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion narrowing the applicability of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA")

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released its highly-anticipated Final Rule and Exemptions addressing when a person providing investment advice with respect to an employee benefit plan or individual retirement account is considered to be a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ..

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was enacted to set minimum participation, fiduciary and nondiscrimination standards for employee benefit plans and to protect employees when an employer voluntarily established retirement and health care plans in private industry.

The number of defined contribution plans (including 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) plans) with a Roth feature has grown significantly in recent years.

On Monday, the White House and the Department of Labor publicized efforts to target conflicts of interest in managing employee retirement funds.

Joe Urwitz, Todd Solomon and Chris Nemeth discuss provisions of The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 of particular relevance to tax-exempt entities and their investment managers...

On January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that it will revisit a Trump Administration DOL regulation that limited the ability of fiduciaries to invest ERISA retirement plan assets in ESG funds.

On today's episode, our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder, and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen, and Stacie Neussendorfer, a senior lead advisor with Foster Group...

The Department of Labor recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2013-02A under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Experts say proposed SEC regulations that would require mutual funds to have a minimum cash cushion and liquidity risk management programs in place could have a broad impact on retirement plans.

A class of former LandAmerica Financial Group employees agreed to a $5 million settlement of stock-drop claims arising from LandAmerica’s 2008 bankruptcy, and have submitted the agreement for court approval.

The Department of Labor delivered on a longstanding but controversial promise when it recently proposed a fiduciary duty rule for all brokers who work with retirement accounts.

In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch

On April 26, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Crawford v. United States (a C&M case), holding that a U.S. Army combat veteran is entitled to recover his attorneys' fees arising from a dispute related to obtaining...

The case is Torres v. Greystar Mgmt. Servs., L.P., No. 5:19-cv-00510.

This issue examines three significant federal appellate court decisions that shape class action litigation: the Fourth Circuit's analysis of ERISA claims and Rule 23(b)(1) certification requirements...