by David Torrillo | Jul 24, 2025 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced several programs designed to help employers, unions, and pension plans voluntarily assess and improve their compliance with federal labor laws. The release also provides a link the new on-line self-correction...
by David Torrillo | Jul 18, 2025 | Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has recently filed an amicus brief in the case of Paul Hutchins, plaintiff, versus HP, Inc., defendant, in support of the defendant’s use of forfeitures. (Hutchins vs HP Amicus-Brief) The case claims that the defendant improperly...
by David Torrillo | May 28, 2025 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
In Compliance Assistance Release No. 2025-01, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has rescinded a 2022 compliance release that previously discouraged fiduciaries from including cryptocurrency options in 401(k) retirement plans....
by David Torrillo | Jan 14, 2025 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-01, Missing Participants and Beneficiaries – Pension Plans’ Transfer of Small Retirement Benefit Payments to State Unclaimed Property Fund, announces a temporary enforcement policy applicable to small retirement benefit...
