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The EBSA Investigations Transparency Act ( H.R. 2869) introduced April 10 by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) would require EBSA to submit an annual report to Congress providing a status update on its ...
The PBGC in its annual meeting with the American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits concerning the agency's activity in FY 2023 reported record low reportable event filings. It also ...
The SSFA was enacted on Jan. 5. To achieve that fairness, it repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The law is applicable to monthly benefits payable ...
The Massachusetts legislature may take another crack at establishing a Secure Choice program. Legislation that would have established such a program has not yet been enacted, but a new proposal to ...
What is top of mind for the American Retirement Association (ARA) this session of Congress? Will Hansen, the ARA’s Chief Government Affairs Officer, at the PSCA National Conference outlined the ARA’s ...
Trusteeship of plans and claims with which the PBGC is involved has been a rollercoaster since 2015. But for the most recent year, at least, there’s good news regarding the number of plans for which ...
First introduced in December 2022 and then again in October 2023, the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA) would establish a federal retirement plan that would include a matching contribution ...
Assistant Majority Whip Henry Aquino (D-Waipahu) introduced SB 855 on Jan. 17, 2025. State Rep. Jackson Sayama (D-St. Louis Heights) introduced HB 847, the House of Representatives version of S. 855, ...
There is good news, and not so good news, among the top and lowest-performing 401(k) plans according to an annual report that tracks the overall performance of 401(k) plans by both industry and ...
A provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act that is intended to increase access to DC plans was one that requires long-term part-time employees — defined as 500 hours per year for two consecutive years — to be ...