Compliance

August 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has opened the door for transsexuals to pursue federal equal protection claims for...

August 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. has successfully convinced a federal judge a former employee should be barred from moving forward with allegations the financial...

August 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued defunct Vinyl-Mark Products Inc. of Hueytown, Alabama, and the company's pension and profit sharing plan trustees...

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An epileptic mechanical engineer cannot pursue a lawsuit against his former employer over his disputed Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligibility, a...

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit against Scotts Co. brought by an employee fired within two...

August 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer said Wednesday that it has worked out an agreement with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. of Findlay, Ohio,...

August 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recognizing the increased incidence of layoffs during the economic downturn, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued guidance on waivers signed...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate panel has thrown out a decision by a lower court in an employment discrimination suit by black employees at a...

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-California) introduced legislation to ensure second opinions for patients enrolled in health plans.

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision that that a health plan administrator should be reimbursed for...

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge considering a series of lawsuits against the failed Washington Mutual (WaMu) told lawyers that she will likely decide on initial...

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a plan administrator did not abuse its discretion in denying a disability retirement...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A split federal appellate court panel has ruled that employees suing a governmental employer cannot rely on a rule designed to prohibit people...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge properly allowed the sale of Chrysler LLC's assets...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the former president of Chicago-based AA Capital Partners Inc. to...

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that an employer invaded workers' privacy by installing a hidden camera to catch...

July 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) plans to eliminate the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) in 2009 in an internal streamlining that will eliminate...

July 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congressional Democrats managed to squeeze another health care bill through committee Friday - but it was close.

July 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer would be restructured under legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate.

July 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will take responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering about 10,770 workers and retirees of...