Report Discusses the Legal Challenges to Health Care Reform
May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Congressional Research Service report discusses the arguments courts will face in hearing the challenges to the new health care law.
Compliance
Employer not Required to do Emergency Withdrawal Disclosure
May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Bank of America Corp. (BofA) was under no obligation to provide detailed disclosures about its 401(k) Restoration Plan emergency withdrawals.
DoL Repeats Safe Harbor Protection Argument
May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has once again contended that safe harbor status does not shield fiduciaries from liability for imprudent plan...
Pension Amendment Not ADEA Violation
May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that differences in pension benefits between younger and older workers stemming from a plan amendment did not...
Corporate Officers Open to CT Injury Lawsuits
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Connecticut state appellate court has reinstated a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the individual corporate officers of an injured woman's employer.
IRS Issues Final Regs on Diversification Requirements for Company Stock
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service is issuing final regulations under section 401(a)(35) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to diversification requirements for certain...
Court Turns Down Kraft Costs Request
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has refused a demand from Kraft Foods Global Inc. to order plaintiffs in a 401(k) lawsuit to pay $212,000 the...
Court Turns Down Kraft Costs Request
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has refused a demand from Kraft Foods Global Inc. to order plaintiffs in a 401(k) lawsuit to pay $212,000 the...
DoL Puts Up H-1B Web Site
May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has unveiled an online tool to help employers and others understand how to comply with requirements under...
Absence of Discrimination Probe not Retaliation
May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer’s failure to look into a bias complaint by an employee is not a retaliatory act against the person submitting the bias...
GA Retirees Get Relief from Tax on Retirement Income
May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that eliminates taxes on retirement income for senior citizens.
EFAST2 Adds Signature Option
May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced that the EFAST2 electronic filing system for Forms 5500 and 5500-SF employee benefit plan annual...
Government Responds to Health Care Reform Lawsuit
May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its first response to a legal challenge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration argues it has the...
New Bill Would Add ESOP Tax Boosts
May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two federal lawmakers have introduced a bill they say would boost employee-owned businesses through tax law changes.
Karate Instructor Suit Sent Back for Hearings
May 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has instructed a lower court judge to decide whether a former Karate instructor who says he was fired for...
Court Rules Prison Officials Liable for Harassment by Inmates
May 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that the state of Florida can’t escape liability under federal civil rights laws in a suit by...
Keeping Up With Healthcare
UPDATED May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – No matter how closely you’ve been following – or trying to follow – the details of healthcare reform, odds are you...
Rules Bar Young Person Health Surcharges
May 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurers and plans are barred from tacking on a surcharge for health coverage for young adults who had lost the coverage when they...
Court Splits Class in Company Stock Suit
May 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in North Dakota has granted class-action status to plaintiffs in a company stock lawsuit against Tharaldson Motels Inc. (TMI), but...
DoL Unveils New Enforcement Strategy
May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its Spring 2010 agenda, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an enhanced regulatory and enforcement strategy for U.S. employers.