Ellen Goodwin

The Department of Labor (the “Department”) issued a proposed rule, in which it proposed narrow amendments to its electronic disclosure safe harbors to implement the statutory directive in Section 338 of SECURE 2.0.[1]  The proposed rule, “Requirement to Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases – Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors,” was published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2026.

Groom Law Group are most popular: with readers working within the Pharmaceuticals & BioTech industries The Department of Labor (the “Department”) issued a proposed rule, in which it proposed narrow amendments to its electronic disclosure safe harbors to implement the statutory directive in Section 338 of SECURE 2.0.1 The proposed rule, “Requirement to Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases – Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors,” was published in the Federal Register on...

The Department of Labor ("DOL") recently released a final regulation (the "Fiduciary Rule") redefining "investment advice" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Although the Fiduciary Rule is largely aimed at retirement plans, DOL declined to provide an express exception for health and welfare plans as requested by many commentators.