Compliance

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.

December 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Low- and moderate-income workers can take steps now to save for retirement and earn a special tax...

December 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lawsuit filed by cash balance plan participants can move forward as a class action even though claims among the more than 4,000...

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bay State Milling did not hire a man for a miller position in its Florida plant because of his age, the U.S. Equal...

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL's) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) proposed a rule to help Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees distribute retirement plan assets.

December 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released proposed revisions to Form 5300, the Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan, and its instructions.

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of U.S. senators introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of current incentives for retirement savings.

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has rejected the attempt by Verizon retirees to stop the transfer of certain Verizon pension obligations to Prudential.

December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to recover losses suffered by participants in the Rembar Inc. employee stock ownership...