Retiree Health Care Waiver not Taxable Income
May 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled that an arrangement under which employees could give up the right to get retiree health benefits...
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IRS Publishes New HSA Contribution Limits
May 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has provided the 2010 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Plans (HSAs).
Supreme Court Turns Away USERRA Decision Appeal
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has turned aside a request to review a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling finding that an employer...
IRS Distributes Pension Withholding Procedures
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has put out new withholding adjustment procedures for pension plans - to make sure those receiving pensions are...
CA Employer Wins Arbitration Dispute
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer did not necessarily waive its right to arbitrate workplace claims by participating in...
Former PBGC Head Draws Scrutiny
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former head of the nation's private pension plan insurer is drawing fire over his interactions with financial services firms during a period...
Employer Loses Privilege in Defamation Case
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers facing a potential defamation suit from an employee can't necessarily hide behind a qualified privilege by saying they thought the disputed statement...
"Change" May Include Employer-sponsored Programs
May 13. 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on financing health care reform - and the current deductions for employer-sponsored programs are on the...
Obama Administration Reported Pondering Widespread Bank Pay Curbs
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fresh from efforts to regulate compensation practices at financial services firms receiving federal bailout money, Obama administration officials are reportedly now pondering ways...
PBGC, Health System Reach Agreement to Preserve Pensions
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced an agreement that will preserve a pension plan covering 3,800 workers and retirees at Wyoming Valley...
EBSA/SEC to Hold Target-Date Fund Hearing
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will jointly hold a one-day hearing on...
Employer Cleared in Firing Dispute
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Oregon has cleared an employer of wrongdoing in connection with allegations a former employee was fired in an effort...
Change – Don't Drop – Workplace Health Tax Break
May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As lawmakers continued Tuesday to ponder how to reform the nation's health-care delivery system, one witness called for a "properly designed" limit on...
PBGC Seizes Plan from Bankrupt Va. Firm
May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has moved to assume responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering 9,600 employees and retirees of LandAmerica Financial...
DoL: No Guaranteed Minimum Timing for FMLA Notice
May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Family and Medical Leave Act's (FMLA) requirement of a notice to the employer "as is practicable" does not guarantee a worker a...
SF Law Firm Wins Round 1 in 401(k) Consulting Suit
May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California has rebuffed demands from JP Morgan Chase and Co. that it dismiss a lawsuit alleging mistakes that could...
DoL Brings Fiduciary Series to the Web
May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for insights on their fiduciary responsibilities can now get that information from the Labor Department without leaving their desks.
GM Single Equity Suit Falls before Appellate Court
May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) only requires overall plan level investment diversification, a group of General Motors defined contribution plan...
Tweet Alert: EBSA in line for $10M Budget Bump, 75 New Posts
May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Considering that her boss has a well-used Blackberry clipped to his belt, it was no surprise that new U.S. Secretary of Labor (DoL)...
Maine Governor Passes Same-sex Marriage Bill
May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a bill Wednesday approving same-sex marriage, making the state the fifth to do so.