Congress likes 401(k) income disclosure requirements more than plan sponsors

Some say income disclosures expose plan sponsors and service providers to future liability under ERISA, even though versions of LIDA, including the most recent, include language relieving anyone involved with plan administration from fiduciary liability.

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Bipartisan, companion legislation recently introduced in Congress would require the Labor Department to dust-off a retirement policy proposal that first circulated in the early days of the Obama Presidency.

Nick Thornton

Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.

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