Compliance

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have released a final amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-23 that broadens the transactions allowed for employee benefit plans whose assets...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill allowing employers to extend health care coverage to employees' adult children without employees being taxed on...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of pension funds against...

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in California has certified as a class plaintiffs suing Northrop Grumman Corporation in an excessive 401(k) plan fee case.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is offering a workshop on COBRA and HIPAA compliance.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering an “Understanding Your Responsibilities Under ERISA” workshop.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The long-running legal battle between Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Co. (PRIAC) and State Street Bank and Trust Co. over State Street’s stewardship...

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued interim employer guidance about reporting on employees’ W-2 the cost of the health insurance coverage they sponsor...

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments in a class action gender bias suit against Wal-Mart that could involve up to...

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The trustees of a Nevada supply company’s 401(k) plan can proceed with their suit that alleges a plan consultant committed a fiduciary breach...

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a case in which a teacher at a church-run school claims she was discriminated against...

March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Connecticut has rebuffed efforts by the sister of a deceased plan participant to get a payout of her...