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...
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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.
IRS Issues Interim Report on Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Check
May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has published an interim report on the Colleges and Universities Compliance Project initiated by the Exempt Organizations (EO) function...
Democrats Put Forth Immigration Reform Proposal
May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of democratic senators have announced the Real Enforcement with Practical Answers for Immigration Reform (REPAIR) Proposal, a 26-page framework for immigration reform.
DoL, SEC Offer TDF Primer
May 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have published what was...
DoL: No Safe Harbor in Fiduciary Breach Case
May 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has warned a federal appellate court that protections for plan participants could be harmed if it does...
Court Gives Baxter 404(c) Protection in Stock Drop Suit
May 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baxter International has been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with a 401(k) stock drop lawsuit.
PBGC Takes Auto Parts Firm’s Plans
May 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for two underfunded pension plans covering more than 1,300 former employees and retirees of...