June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Business Insurance reports that revamped health care reform regulations involving external reviews and coverage decisions ease rules proposed last year.

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that companies can offer employees stock options in exchange for signing noncompete agreements.

June 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Don’t put anything in writing that you wouldn’t want printed in the Wall Street Journal.

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A client alert from law firm DrinkerBiddle says the National Labor Relations Board has proposed amendments to its procedures for representation elections.

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the second time, Union Bank’s attempt to throw liability for its allegedly imprudent investments back onto the pension fund suing the bank...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling that AT&T did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey public employees will receive smaller pensions and be required to pay more for health-care benefits under a new bill that recently won...

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed legislation placing restrictions on severance pay for public workers.

June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations relating to the deduction limitation for certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under the Internal...

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations relating to the automatic extensions of time to file returns for partnership, trust, and estate...

June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011.

June 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trade groups representing the restaurant industry are suing the U.S. Department of Labor, saying they were not allowed to comment on new rules...

June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The filing due date for the 2009 and 2010 Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits, will be...

June 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked a massive gender bias lawsuit against Wal-Mart that could have involved up to 1.6 million women.

June 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration has announced an early end to the health care annual limit waiver program.

June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Those who have been waiting for the new Form 5500 EZ need wait no longer.

 

June 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent press release, the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has responded to the U.S. Department of Labor’s...

June 14, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent white paper, researchers have found that electronic delivery of retirement documents...

June 14, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Benefits Council President James A. Klein addressed the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and...

June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two Massachusetts lawmakers have formed a Nonprofit Caucus within the Massachusetts Legislature.