Compliance

September 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in New York has tossed out allegations CitiStreet violated its fiduciary duties by misrepresenting the State Street Daily Bond Market...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A strong theme in testimony from witnesses at this week’s hearing into providing lifetime income options in retirement plans was a warning of...

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Provisions in a bill passed by the U.S. Senate won’t just help 401(k) plan participants.

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service is holding a phone forum on SIMPLE IRA plans.

September 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Senators on Thursday approved a provision allowing 401(k)s to handle Roth conversions within the plan rather than force participants to roll converted...

September 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has set a December 16 hearing for arguments in a legal challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is moving to assume responsibility for the pension plan covering more than 9,500 workers and retirees of...

September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Indiana has given final approval to a $7-million settlement of a stock drop class action case against Guidant Corp.

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The owner of a Pasadena, California, spa and salon has been charged with embezzling more than $26,000 withheld from employee paychecks for a...

September 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner and president of Franklin Drywall, a union sheet-rocking contractor based in Little Canada, has been indicted for misappropriating more than $500,000...

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants of two 401(k) plans have gotten the go-ahead from a federal judge to press on with their lawsuit that claims Northern Trust...

September 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have issued guidance on how “limited benefit” or “mini-med” health care plans can apply for waivers from rules restricting and then...

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) auditors finds the net impacts of key Affordable Care Act and other...

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that parties in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit plan suits have limits on their pre-trial...

September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has cleared Solvay Chemicals Inc. of wrongdoing in its cash balance plan conversion, but sent a narrowly drawn notice...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 9^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s decision that a female employee’s amorous advances toward a male coworker were...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – General Growth Properties, the second-largest U.S. Mall owner, in the process of emerging from bankruptcy, has agreed to a $5.75-million settlement of a...

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued some new guidance on provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...