Trump's Treasury secretary Mnuchin projects 3 percent growth in the economy by 2018, but to do so, the labor force would need to generate record productivity levels, says a bipartisan think tank.

A former Heritage Foundation fellow explains why state-sponsored retirement plans -- and their DOL-created safe harbor -- should stay.

Proponents of the safe harbor for state-sponsored retirement plans say the countrys drastic retirement savings shortfall requires states to take immediate action. Polls suggest a share of Republican voters agree -- but will GOP senators?

DOL nominee Acosta brings experience and intellect to the Labor Departments review of Obama-era regulations, should he be approved. Here's what some ERISA experts are saying.

Can benefits brokers improve the household finances of financially strapped workers by making them more careful shoppers?

The safe harbors are designed to free employers who participate in state and locally sponsored retirement plans from liability under ERISA, but critics of the safe harbors, mainly GOP members, argue they erode the preemptive power of ERISA.

Senior GOP lawmakers called on the Trump administration to withdraw Andrew Puzder from consideration for Labor secretary -- and Puzder did so himself.

In the 2016 election cycle, Puzder and his wife gave nearly $700,000, all to Republican candidates. Here's a list of who has received contributions from Puzder and his wife or the Restaurant Association or CKE Restaurants.