DOL audit Archives - Word on Benefits

Five Critical Components of a Cybersecurity Compliance Review

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

15 Sep 202215 Sep 2022

Cybersecurity should be top of mind for retirement plan fiduciaries, not only because the risks of a data breach or fraud are on the rise but also because the Department of Labor (DOL) has begun auditing retirement plans with a focus on […]

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Is Your Plan Ready for a DOL Investigation? Nine Key Areas to Review

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

29 Aug 202229 Aug 2022

When it comes to Department of Labor (DOL) retirement plan investigations, the best defense for plan fiduciaries is often a good offense—conducting a compliance self-review before DOL officials come knocking. That’s the contention made by attorneys Elizabeth S. Goldberg and William J. […]

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Tips to Handle a DOL Benefit Plan Audit

Julie Stich, CEBS

13 Nov 201913 Nov 2019

If you’ve ever gotten a letter from the Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration asking for more information about your benefit or retirement plan, you may have felt your heart thudding in your chest. Yes, it’s not a letter you […]

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Fiduciaries, Are You Covered?

Chris Vogel, CEBS

02 Jun 2015

So, your number has come up—The Department of Labor (DOL) is auditing your employee benefit plan (it’s happening more often these days). It may go on for a long time and get expensive. DOL auditors will interview plan officials and request scads of […]