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From overtime rules to biometric timekeeping, a patchwork of laws and regulations can make compensation benefits a tricky business for employers.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.

Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”

Plan sponsors and advisers: “It is important to realize that three or four years from now, what is done today will be examined, and it needs to be done with a good standard of care and mitigation of conflicts of interest.”

This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

To the ire of some advisors and trade groups, states are getting in the retirement offerings space. Lawsuits are sure to follow.

Plan administrators who make foolish mistakes are begging for an invasive audit from the IRS or Department of Labor. Here are some common errors that will trigger your plan’s worst nightmare.

From overtime rules to biometric timekeeping, a patchwork of laws and regulations can make compensation benefits a tricky business for employers.

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?

The temporary ban will remain in place until the SEC posts its final fiduciary rules.

Agents will not pursue any actions against investment advice fiduciaries who are working diligently and in good faith to comply with impartial conduct standards.

With the rescue attempt's failure, all eyes now turn to the SEC which is considering its own proposal for raising financial advisor standards of conduct.

The regulator's proposal is set to remake compliance standards for brokers and advisors.

The regulator's proposal is set to remake compliance standards for brokers and advisors.

New rules would set standards of conduct for brokers, require new disclosures and offer interpretive guidance for fiduciary advisors.

New rules recognize the fact that commission-based transaction services can be the most cost effective way for Main Street investors to receive financial advice.

The Employee Benefit Security Administration is closing fewer civil investigations into 401(k) plans but it’s recovering more money from firms that improperly oversee their employee pension schemes.