Regulatory actions and programs

Top bank regulator issued warnings to HR department over employee complaint backlog and compensation issues.

Those that violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.

Those who violated the employer shared responsibility provision in 2015 are nearing the end of their assessments and based on their responses, have received one of five versions of IRS Letter 227.

The U.S. government will pay $700 billion in subsidies this year to provide Americans with health insurance through their jobs or in government-sponsored health programs.

From paid sick leave to workplace harassment, employers have a bevy of compliance challenges from the federal, state and local levels, says attorney Diana Bardes.

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.

Focus turns to the SEC as it considers creating its own higher standard of client care.

Employers should ensure plan documents are in order now to avoid unnecessary compliance and regulatory issues at the beginning of 2018.

Advisers should help clients ensure plan documents are in order now to avoid unnecessary compliance and regulatory issues at the beginning of 2018.

Moves by Nevada and others threaten to create compliance confusion.

The Office of Management and Budget concluded its review of the proposal, a key step in the administrative process, which puts a freeze on further implementing the regulation.

Alexander Acosta must reckon with a June 9 deadline amid a tense political debate.

With an eye toward potential repeal, Alexander Acosta told senators that he will abide by President Trump's executive memorandum and review the rule's impact.

Hope is dimming, but top Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and investor advocates are unlikely to relent in their efforts to preserve the regulation.

The decision landed just hours after the Department of Labor asked for the decision to be postponed while it complies with a Trump order to review the regulation.

Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.

The department also proposed a rule to permit cities to create retirement savings plans