Regulation

Recent IRS guidance and legislative changes show hardship withdrawals is an area where both plan sponsors and participants may still have questions.

The act establishes pregnancy as a protected class under Massachusetts law and protects employees and prospective employees who are pregnant or have a pregnancy-related condition from discrimination and retaliation.

Investigations rarely happen out of the blue — they tend to occur because someone invited investigation. So, what can employers and their service providers do to avoid one?

As the brokerage grows by leaps and bounds, it names a regulatory compliance leader to help firms deal with new laws.

Employers should start by asking if their benefits are relevant to their workforce.

The evolving legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational uses continues to cause workplace issues for employers.

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies.

The largest healthcare provider in New York struggled to avoid disrupting patient care when its employees took time off, so it turned to predictive cost modeling and benchmarking to solve the problem.

In a major win for employers, SCOTUS held that arbitration agreements with class action waivers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act.

It is widely anticipated that the March 15 ruling will soon take effect, restoring the DOL’s 1975 regulation defining fiduciary investment advice to plan and IRA investors.