COBRA Workshop to be Held in Chicago
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is offering a workshop on COBRA and HIPAA compliance.
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DoL Announces ERISA Responsibilities Workshop
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering an “Understanding Your Responsibilities Under ERISA” workshop.
PRIAC, SSgA Lawsuit to Move Forward
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...
IRS Issues W-2 Health Cost Reporting Guidance
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...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Giant Wal-Mart Bias Case
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...
Breach Claims against Investment Consultants Allowed to Proceed
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...
High Court to Review EEOC Case for Church School Employee
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...
Sister’s Bid for Plan Account Payout Tossed by Judge
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...
Court Moves Forward Retirees’ Case for Lifetime Benefits
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a case it had originally dismissed, a federal district court has now ruled that a trial is in order to determine if...
Stock-Drop Case against UBS Tossed
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in New York has thrown out a stock-drop lawsuit against UBS AG and UBS Financial Services Inc.
AL Retirement Program for Older Public Workers Repealed
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has signed a bill killing the state’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).
403(b) Errors Ineligible for IRS Voluntary Correction Program
March 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service said recently, it has received several Voluntary Correction Program submissions for 403(b) retirement plan failures that are currently ineligible...
Fiduciary Definition Change Comment Period Set to Close April 12
March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have announced that the deadline for public comment about whether the term “fiduciary” should be expanded has now been set for...
Dental Benefits Provider Pleads Guilty to Fraud
March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jonathan Hogge of Munster, Indiana, was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $254,425.57 in restitution following pleading guilty to one...
EEOC Announces Final ADA Amendments Act Regs
March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) announced the final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) are now available for public...
MN Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Benefit Plan
March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delroy Joseph Sand, Jr., has pleaded guilty to embezzling approximately $642,166.81 from his company’s employee benefit plan between 2008 and 2009.
High Court Sanctions Oral FLSA Complaints for Anti-Retaliation Provision
March 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a complaint about violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn’t have to be in...
Court Finds QDIA Switch not an ERISA Breach
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Louisville medical center did not breach its fiduciary responsibility by transferring the plan balances of two emergency room employees from a stable...
High Court Lets Stand Monsanto Cash Balance Ruling
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a requested review of an appellate court decision that a provision in Monsanto Co.'s cash balance...
TN Passes Bill Rejecting Health Law Mandate
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed a proposal that will allow Tennesseans to opt out of the federal health care law mandate for...