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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.

The D.C. Circuits decision Thursday gives the CFPB another chance to defend itself as Republicans in Congress, emboldened by the election of President Donald Trump, push to roll back the agencys authority.

Trump's replacement nominee for DOL secretary is R. Alexander Acosta, currently the dean of Florida International University and the chairman of U.S. Century Bank.

Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for the Department of Labor, and now President Trump is thinking about who could take the reins.

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

Reverse mortgages, or home equity conversion mortgages, can help retirees' finances but they must be approached with caution. Here's why.