Compliance

February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut's highest court has ruled that two Bridgeport fire inspectors do not have a private right of action under Connecticut’s electronic monitoring statute.

February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has rebuffed a bid by former investment broker Nathan Chapman Jr. to overturn his conviction for fraud against the...

January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury have jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled...

January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a participant in TIAA-CREF annuity contracts met the requirements to change his beneficiary from his ex-wife to...

January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has ruled that cash balance plan participants are not due additional benefits because a Summary Plan Description (SPD) failed to...

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it has begun to give financial assistance to two insolvent pension plans covered by its multiemployer...

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has released to the public online datasets of Form 5500 annual report/returns for approximately...

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) has introduced legislation creating a temporary jobs tax credit over the next two years for businesses that hire...

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Illinois has turned away allegations by 401(k) participants at Kraft Foods Global that recordkeeping fees paid to Hewitt Associates...

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court judge has given preliminary approval to a partial settlement in a lawsuit accusing Hartford Life Insurance Co. and Neuberger Berman...

January 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules to better protect money market fund investors.

January 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that a female hotel front-desk clerk who was fired by a hotel chain after being told she...

January 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Illinois Supreme Court has reinstated workers' compensation benefits for an employee terminated for misconduct not related to his injury.

January 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has refused to dismiss a claim by a Jersey Construction employee that he was fired for pursuing health benefits for...

January 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled that a man convicted for his wife’s death in a murder-for-hire scheme should not be entitled to...

January 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has reinstated a female employee's claim of a hostile work environment.

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has provided guidance in the form of questions and answers with respect to certain provisions of the Heroes Earnings...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has updated its Website to answer questions on the extension of COBRA premium subsidies for former employees.

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of new model notices and that it will host a Webcast on the COBRA...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A closely watched case involving the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging excessive 401(k) fees by Deere & Co. won’t get a hearing before...