{"id":588,"date":"2017-03-15T16:20:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=588"},"modified":"2017-03-15T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:20:47","slug":"dol-provides-temporary-enforcement-relief-on-fiduciary-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bdia.pli.edu\/index.php\/2017\/03\/15\/dol-provides-temporary-enforcement-relief-on-fiduciary-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"DOL Provides Temporary Enforcement Relief on Fiduciary Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe DOL issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB 2017-01<\/a>) on Friday, March 10, 2017 to address near-term compliance concerns relating to a proposed 60-day delay of the Fiduciary Rule. As previously reported<\/a>, the DOL issued a proposal on March 2, 2017 to delay the April 10, 2017 implementation date of the Fiduciary Rule by 60 days. This 60-day delay is not yet final, however, and there has been confusion over what will happen if a decision on the delay is not made until after April 10 or if a decision is made too close to the implementation date to allow time for compliance. Although the DOL has stated that it intends to issue its decision before April 10, it issued the Bulletin to announce a temporary enforcement policy which provides certain limited enforcement relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The temporary enforcement policy provides relief in two forms:<\/p>\n