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Participants can bring claims of fiduciary breach to court, instead of having to go to arbitration, according to a recent ruling.

Some service providers are delaying notification to plan sponsors.

During his confirmation hearing, DOL nominee Acosta said in an exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the fiduciary rule 'goes far beyond addressing the standard of conduct of investment advisors.'

Those employees who need financial education tools the most are perhaps the least likely to try them -- but they might like this one.

Will the fiduciary rule enable frivolous class-action claims? Forecasting litigation is hard, but retirement plan experts both for and against the rule give it a try.

The DOL's promised temporary enforcement reprieve of the fiduciary rule isn't stopping confusion in the marketplace, say industry plaintiffs appealing a Texas court ruling in favor of the rule.