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DOL’s Request for Information on ERISA Disclosures

Nov 22, 2019

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor to provide responses to the Department of Labor’s Request for Information (RFI) on the general disclosure framework under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), focusing on design, delivery, and content. (more…)

ARA asks DOL to Update Plan Expenses Guidance

Nov 7, 2019

On November 7, 2019, the American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor to request clarification of current guidance on plan expenses. Specifically, the American Retirement Association requests an Advisory Opinion from the Department to permit the use of plan assets to pay for certain limited service provider interactions involving plan design and participant...

DOL 403(b) Form 5500 Reporting

Oct 31, 2019

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor about the appropriate reporting of transfers of funds between 403(b) plans on Schedules H and I to the Form 5500. (more…)

DOL’s Request for Information on Open MEPs

Oct 29, 2019

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor to answer the Request for Information on whether the Department should further amend their regulations to facilitate the sponsorship of open multiple employer plans. (more…)

Request to ERISA Advisory Council to Examine Payable Expenses

Apr 3, 2019

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor requesting that the ERISA Advisory Council examine the Department’s outstanding guidance concerning the extent to which an ERISA-covered retirement plan may pay the costs attendant to a plan sponsor’s decisions about plan design and other features to encourage retirement savings. (more…)

Association Retirement Plans Proposed Rule

Dec 21, 2018

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor with recommendations to clarify and improve the proposal that set the circumstances under which an employer group or association or a professional employer organization (PEO) may sponsor a multiple employer plan (MEP). (more…)

Auto-Portability Proposed Exemption

Dec 21, 2018

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor in support of the Department’s Proposed Exemption for Retirement Clearinghouse, LLC to facilitate the adoption and use of the RCH Auto-Portability Program. Generally, the Program is intended to help employees consolidate small accounts accumulated in multiple employer sponsored qualified retirement plans through automatic rollover and...

Executive Order on Retirement Security

Dec 12, 2018

The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Labor to provide input on President Trump’s Executive Order on Retirement Security that directed the Department to explore ways to improve the effectiveness of required disclosures and notices under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. (more…)

ARA and ICI Request Follow-up Meeting on Electronic Delivery

Sep 25, 2018

The American Retirement Association and the Investment Company Institute wrote to the Department of Labor to follow up on a meeting the organizations had with the Department on June 7, 2018 to discuss the benefits of electronic delivery of required retirement plan disclosures and notices. (more…)

Request for Rollover Clarification from DOL

Aug 7, 2018

The American Retirement Association wrote the Department of Labor to request clarification to Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 – that announced a temporary enforcement policy on prohibited transaction rules applicable to investment advice fiduciaries – regarding participant rollover recommendations. (more…)

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Recent Congressional Updates

  • ARA Submits Statement of Support for the Automatic IRA Act of 2025
  • ARA Submits Statement for the Record Calling to Bring Into the Savings Fold Millions of American Workers Who Lack Access to Workplace Retirement Plans
  • ARA Submits Statement of Support for the INVEST Act (H.R. 3383) Sec. 202, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions
  • ARA Submits Statement on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Hearing “Pension Predators: Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers’ Retirement.”
  • ARA Submits Statement for the Record in Support of Strengthening America’s Employer-Sponsored Retirement System

Recent Comment Letters

  • ARA Submits Letter on CC-00349938-26 (RIN 1545-BS14), Guidance on Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts
  • ARA Submits Letter on REG-107855-25, Determination of Target Normal Cost and Funding Target for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plans
  • ARA Submits Letter on Notice 2026-48, Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations with Respect to Saver’s Match Contributions
  • ARA Submits Letter on Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs
  • ARA Submits Letter on Proposed Rule on Penalties for Failure to Provide Certain Notices or Other Material Information

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