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EEOC and other agencies say enforcing equal pay laws and eliminating barriers in recruiting and hiring practices are among several strategic enforcement priorities.

Brokers should review account fee arrangements, among other actions, as they prepare for DOL’s new regulation.

The Department has stepped up employer compliance checks, for which brokers should be prepared, according to Zynia CEO Julie Hulsey.

The DOL’s rule is good news for plan sponsors, but many are still confused, says registered investment adviser Robert Lawton.

Determining what is actually ‘in the best interest’ of a client is a gray area that may mean a greater risk of litigation for advisers and higher fees for small investors.

Recent joint-employer rules could make companies think twice about various staffing arrangements and the use of contractors.

Determining what is actually ‘in the best interest of the client’ is a gray area that may mean a greater risk of litigation for advisers and higher fees for small investors.

New joint-employer rules will make companies think twice about staffing arrangements and the use of independent contractors.

Retirement plan advisers must rethink how they work and get paid, according to benefits attorneys and industry insiders.

Retirement plan advisers must rethink how they get paid, which could lead to a leveling of costs for plan sponsors.

Top DOL official counters that the new regulations will result in “major reform," while not ruling out additional government action.

How the DOL’s proposed regulations would affect executive, administrative and professional employee exemptions.

Under the DOL’s new standard, all retirement plan advisers — and not just some — will have to put their clients’ interests ahead of their own.

In light of the DOL’s new rule, some advisers will have to define a new relationship with employers and may ask for additional fees.

Plan sponsors and advisers are still able to provide generic facts about retirement savings and 401(k) plans without being subject to the DOL’s new rule.

Employee benefit brokers weigh in on how the new regulation will impact their business and that of their employer clients.

Retirement plan advisers must rethink how they work and get paid, according to benefits attorneys and industry insiders.

Broad in scope, the final DOL ruling favors plan sponsors, but also puts pressure on them to adjust to new industry realities.

Retirement plan industry experts are greeting the Department of Labor’s plans, which will force employers to be more cautious when hiring advisers, with a mix of caution and optimism.

Some advisers are calling it the most sweeping regulatory reform of the retirement industry in 76 years.