Regulatory and Legislative

DOL Reopens Comment Period on Proposed QPAM Exemption

The Department of Labor (DOL) has reopened the comment period for receiving written comments related to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the Proposed QPAM Amendment) to April 6, 2023. The DOL held a public hearing on November 17, 2022, at which time a supplementary comment period ran until January 6, 2023.

Details of the proposed amendment were previously announced.

DOL Defined Contribution Plan

Regulatory and Legislative

Retirement Plan Disaster Assistance May Be Available for Missouri, Oregon, Alaska

The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a Major Disaster Declaration on January 1, 2025, for the following disasters for the period indicated.

Regulatory and Legislative

DOL Announces 2025 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Penalties

The Department of Labor has published in the Federal Register several inflation-adjusted penalty amounts for certain failures associated with qualified retirement plans.

Regulatory and Legislative

PBGC Announces 2025 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Penalties

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has published in the Federal Register inflation-adjusted penalty amounts for failure to provide certain notices or other material information and for failure to provide certain multiemployer notices.