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Get the latest news and insights on the Department of Labor's moves around the fiduciary rule, other financial regulations, enforcement actions and more.
February 25, 2021
DOL Expands Eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment BenefitsThree new categories of workers have been added, and benefits will be retroactive.
February 17, 2021
Rollovers Are Fiduciary Advice Under New DOL RuleA rollover likely implies a continuing advisory relationship, former EBSA head Brad Campbell says.
February 12, 2021
Trump DOL Fiduciary Rule to Take Effect TuesdayLater this year, the department will likely "begin work on a more robust fiduciary definition," said ERISA attorney Fred Reish.
December 15, 2020
Final DOL Fiduciary Rule to Have Significant Impact on RolloversIndustry officials, however, anticipate that the Biden administration will pull back the rule and toughen it.
November 05, 2020
Time Running Out for Trump DOL Fiduciary RuleFinal rules made less than 60 days before a president leaves office can be easily undone, a former EBSA chief says.
September 14, 2020
There's No Easy Fix to the DOL Fiduciary RuleLabor's proposal is unworkable for major segments of the insurance industry. Why hasn't the industry risen up?
September 04, 2020
Life Industry Reps Try to Speed Shape DOL Rollover Standards DraftThe department's EBSA branch kept a hearing on proposal short.
August 31, 2020
Dalbar to DOL: A Rollover Decision Is Not an Investment DecisionDalbar's president rejects officials' predictions about what their rollover standards proposal would cost.
August 25, 2020
Pacific Life to DOL: Are You the Rollover Police?Sharon Cheever says that, if DOL does have jurisdiction over rollovers, it should limit the scope of that jurisdiction.
August 18, 2020
DOL Issues Rule on Lifetime Income StatementsThe rule, mandated by the Secure Act, is intended to help workers picture their savings as a monthly income stream.