Compliance

January 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court ruled employer contributions owed to a 401(k) plan are not plan assets, so an employer did not breach its...

January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wyeth Inc. agreed to settle a class action stock drop lawsuit.

January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released proposed regulations for the health care reform employer “shared responsibility” penalty provision.

January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated and expanded its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the fiscal cliff deal did not change the current tax treatment of retirement savings, it does include a provision for retirement plans...

December 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has updated premium payment instructions for 2013.

December 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Joshua Gotbaum says some multiemployer plans could use more help to remain solvent.

December 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Council of Institutional Investors has requested additional guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prevent insider trading.

December 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal court system will hear a case challenging Pennsylvania’s mandatory retirement age for judges.

December 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge approved a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and a pilots association.

December 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension fund is leading a class action lawsuit against NYSE Euronext.

December 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has resolved an age discrimination lawsuit against the American Samoa government.

December 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An omission from a retirement plan’s summary plan description (SPD) does not entitle a widow to a greater spousal benefit, a court found.

December 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors, December 31 is an important deadline under established and recently passed funding regulations.

December 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website explains what defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors can do if they fail to timely deposit withheld salary...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A case claiming Ameriprise Financial favored its own affiliate funds in its 401(k) investment lineup has moved forward.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sanford Rich has been appointed to lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC’s) efforts to preserve traditional pensions.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy court has allowed for the elimination of the lump sum and installment forms of optional benefit payments currently provided for in...

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its audit protocols for group health plans.