Compliance
PBGC Seizes Plan from Cigarette Lighter Maker
SEC Says Broker Churned Municipal Accounts
PBGC to Take on PTC Alliance Corp. Pension Plan
DoL Publishes 2009 Form M-1 for MEWAs
11th Circuit Finds Harassment Claims not Sufficiently Offensive
No Mention of Pension in Prenup Doesn't Entitle Wife to Benefits
Vick Advisers Barred from ERISA Plans
December 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael Vick’s former financial advisers won’t be working with ERISA plans anymore.
ESOPs Get Legislative Backing
December 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) proponents got some legislative backing last week.
Health Reform Bill Okayed by U.S. Senate
December 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Senate approved a landmark health-care reform measure early Thursday morning under which most Americans must obtain coverage either from their employer...
State, Fed Courts Share ERISA QDRO Jurisdiction
December 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that both state and federal courts have legal jurisdiction to enforce qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) giving...
House Bill Would Change Non-Discrimination Testing Rules
Court Moves Forward Kraft Foods Excessive Fee Suit
December 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has moved forward claims by Kraft Foods Global employees that retirement plan fiduciaries breached their duties by offering investment options...
Employee’s Lawsuit Release Could Imperil Class-Action Status
December 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former employee's signed release of legal claims against her employer may interfere with her ability to represent fellow members of a class-action...
Judge Clears CalPERS Furloughs
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A California state judge has cleared the way for employee furloughs at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to proceed.
COBRA Subsidy Extension Passed
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The president has signed a measure approved by the U.S. Senate over the weekend that extends displaced workers’ COBRA health care subsidies from...
Tribune ESOP Fiduciary Breach Suit Moves Forward
December 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has moved forward claims that fiduciaries for the Tribune Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) breached their duty to the...
Disability Discrimination Claim Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination claim against a company in bankruptcy...
Employer Given Incomplete Address Meets COBRA Notice Standard
December 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has ruled that an employer who was given an incomplete address by an employee satisfied its COBRA notice obligation to...
Employer-Required Alcohol Counseling not 'Work'
December 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Lexington, Kentucky, police officer arguing he should have been paid for the time...