Legal

After the decision over Tussey v. ABB, plan fiduciaries might be breathing a sigh of relief because ABB got off without being assessed monetary damages. But had ABB followed these 6 basic precepts, it might not have even been in court.

As time runs out for comments on the Department of Labor proposed fiduciary rule, SIFMA and the US Chamber of Commerce had much to say about the proposed standard.

Many employers expect an increase in lawsuits, including discrimination claims, this year because of their interest in an applicant's criminal history, a recent study shows.

Senators Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced new legislation that would put more teeth in the SECs efforts to crack down on Wall Street misdoers.

Most individual retirement account owners are not making withdrawals from their IRAs unless obliged to by law because of their age.

The Department of Labor will issue guidance on state mandates that require small businesses to automatically enroll employees in IRAs by the end of the year.