ERISA

Benefit brokers and advisers could face legal scrutiny if they fail to disclose indirect compensation and are advised to vet TPA contracts more carefully.

Nearly 84% of U.S.-based plans have an ERISA violation, spotlighting a need for independent benchmarking audits.

Amending MHPAEA regulatory standards could lower the quality and safety bar for providers to join insurance networks, as well as undermine patient-focused treatment.

Laws such as Florida's Prescription Drug Reform Act could unravel many of the invaluable protections ERISA has provided.

To protect client nest eggs, advisors must know which savings vehicles are protected — and they’re not all created equal.

If the court ends up making this choice, intended family members may lose out — all for want of filling out a one-page form.

Buyout amounts are high right now, but there are many other factors to consider when guiding employees to the right choice.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is treated as an ERISA plan.

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.

Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to a possible ERISA audit. Here are some hard truths to common mistakes sponsors have in their heads.

Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to a possible ERISA audit. Here are some hard truths to common mistakes sponsors have in their heads.

Susan Clausen describes the DOL’s ERISA mandate for a retirement plan committee and the challenges such committees face in fulfilling their role.

Susan Clausen describes the DOL’s ERISA mandate for a retirement plan committee and the challenges such committees face in fulfilling their role.

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.

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.

A court determined that when the primary purpose of a stock ownership plan is something other than deferring income or providing retirement income, ERISA may not govern.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.

Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.