Legal

The Department of Labor and its Employee Benefits Security Administration have been busy recently, working on behalf of plan participants.

The Church Plan Clarification Act, signed by President Obama in December, provides clarification on how five different legal/regulatory issues apply to those plans.

Registered advisors selected for this years SEC compliance exam sweeps are required to provide detailed information on advisors with retirement-specific titles or professional certifications. But wait--there's more.

Plaintiffs attorney fees will total more than $50 million in the excessive fee case of Tussey vs. ABB.

Recent changes to Social Security surprised most beneficiaries--and planners. Here are 5 things you need to know about the claiming strategies of File and Suspend and Restricted Application."

Two health care lawyers in Chicago say they are seeing PPACA shape a big new market for everyday compliance, deal-making, and dispute resolution legal services.