by Roland|Criss | Feb 26, 2019 | Retirement Plans
Tip for February 2019 The Vice President of Human Resources for Conagra Brands, Inc. is a named defendant in a pending lawsuit claiming that the 401k) plan’s administrative rules were violated. If the VP is found to be responsible for such violations,...
by Roland|Criss | Jan 28, 2019 | Retirement Plans
Tip for January 2019 A large employer recently fended off a lawsuit that accused it of violating various fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA. The defense employed by the employer is a template for risk management excellence. The winning defense was based on a...
by Roland|Criss | Nov 28, 2018 | Retirement Plans
Tip for November 2018 Many enterprises that sponsor retirement plans have learned the hard way that the U.S. Department of Labor is serious about enforcing ERISA’s principle for monitoring their plans’ vendors. Admittedly, it seems unfair of ERISA to...
by Roland|Criss | Oct 30, 2018 | Retirement Plans
Tip for October 2018 The demise of the confusing Investment Fiduciary Advice Rule has allowed the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) to focus on other enforcement priorities. That’s good news for human resources executives and risk managers because...
by Roland|Criss | Sep 24, 2018 | Retirement Plans, Uncategorized
A crisis among retirement plan sponsoring enterprises is unfolding. The challenge facing their leaders is to ensure that operations managers are equipped with the training, guidelines, controls, and tools that elevate fiduciary risk management to its proper priority....