Compliance

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury Department has opened its Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds, a program that will guarantee the share price of...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has assumed responsibility for the 73% funded pensions of nearly 1,200 workers and retirees of Marcal Paper Mills...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in the Pittsburgh area will have a chance to gain a better understanding of their fiduciary responsibilities next month.

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform legislation signed into law by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine that calls for a higher retirement age and new income...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has rejected claims that a San Francisco law requiring employers to pay a certain amount of employees' health care...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2008-82 providing guidance on qualified reservist distributions (QRDs) from health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and including...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for participants in Caterpillar's 401(k) plan to pursue their fiduciary breach claims - but on issues...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has decided to extend its temporary halt on rulings and determination letters regarding the tax consequences of nonqualified deferred...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has cleared the way for a participant invested in a company stock fund to pursue a fiduciary breach...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have approved mental health coverage parity bills, but lawmakers still have to iron out differences...

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts appellate court has overturned a lower court ruling that refused to certify as a class action an employee lawsuit against Wal-Mart...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, members of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee asked that certain...

September 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that early retirees do not have vested rights to retirement health benefits, so they...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the seventh appellate panel to rule that participants who have cashed out their defined contribution...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Library of Congress violated Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for a pension plan that covers more than 950 former employees of Consumers Distributing.

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to boost investor confidence in the face of a market crisis, federal securities regulators took the dramatic step Friday of...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free webcast next week to help employers and plan administrators...