Plan Operations & Admin

New Retirement Plan Guidance for Faith-based Employers
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Faith-based organizations looking to offer retirement benefits to employees face decisions that secular employers do not, including whether their retirement plans are subject to ERISA. To aid the decision-making process, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance in April titled Choosing a Retirement Plan for Your Small, Faith-Based Organization. Through the guidance and an accompanying  Read More →
DOL Backs Employers in Forfeiture Litigation
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is urging a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that an employer misused retirement plan forfeitures. On January 30, 2026, the DOL filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Barragan v. Honeywell Int’l Inc., asking the  Read More →
Cybersecurity: A Top Plan Sponsor Concern
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According to Escalent’s 2025 Retirement Planscape study, more than half of employers rank cybersecurity as their No. 1 “plan fear,” ahead of poor investment performance (45%) and insufficient participant savings (43%). That concern is not without evidence. High-profile breaches, such as the recent attack on a leading recordkeeper affecting more than 1,000 employees and traced  Read More →

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