Compliance

April 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - As PLANSPONSOR's 2nd annual 403(b) Summit was opening, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unveiled the next step in the tax agency's efforts to...

April 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision in favor of Ameriprise Financial in a dispute over whether its fund...

April 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This is the week when the nation turns its attention to taxes - and the Internal Revenue Service turns its attention to tax...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Utah's Supreme Court found employers and insurers can apportion workers compensation medical expenses to pay only for the portion of an injury related...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has refused to invalidate a plan by AK Steel Corp. to establish a $663-million voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA)...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New legislation in Connecticut would require all hedge funds in the state to obtain a state-issued license and conduct an annual independent audit.

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that employees challenging the fee levels in Lockheed Martin's 401(k) plans can proceed as a class...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A leading Congressman on pension issues said today that it would be a "mistake" to do away with the defined contribution system.

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage.

April 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a general contractor providing workers' compensation insurance to a subcontractor cannot be sued for negligence by...

April 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued an Invitation to Comment (ITC) on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting.

April 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) says it will sponsor a series of workshops on subsidy for continuation health...

April 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House, by a voice vote, has passed the Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009.

April 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) and Mary Bono Mack (R-California) on Thursday reintroduced...

April 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey has approved a $1-million settlement to a long-standing legal battle waged by a group of former Prudential...

April 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) has introduced legislation that would make changes to the Saver's Credit.

April 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Iowa Supreme Court has legalized gay marriage, making Iowa the third state to take that step.

April 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure limiting "unreasonable or excessive" executive compensation at firms taking federal bailout money.

April 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free Webcast April 6 to help employers and plan administrators...

April 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has published guidance on the new federal COBRA premium subsidies.