Compliance

May 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Several provisions of a bill passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives - including one allowing penalty-free withdrawals from a flexible spending...

May 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A new proposal would allow the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to institute wide-ranging changes including adding additional investment options on its own, starting...

May 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Wednesday signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act into law.

May 20, 2008 ((b)lines) - Many of the new requirements for 403(b) plans will result in structures that look much like their Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-governed...

May 20, 2008 ((b)lines) - An adviser asks: "Based on the final 403(b) regs it appears the IRS will no longer allow direct rollovers from a 403(b) to...

May 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is bringing its fiduciary workshop to Springfield, Missouri.

May 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 10th U.S. Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has upheld a lower court ruling that the proceeds of debtor's rolled over benefits from an...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama rejected the attempt by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participant to revive...

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's state Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Golden State's marriage laws were discriminatory and that same-sex couples should be allowed to legally...

May 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is planning two free workshops designed to help Southern California-based employers comply with federal employee benefits law.

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida state appellate court has upheld a state trial judge ruling that the parents of a 16-year-old girl claiming she was raped...

May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance on the maximum contribution levels for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket...

May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania state appellate court has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) trumps a Keystone State probate law calling for...

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced it has obtained consent orders requiring trustees of the Cleveland-based Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 Pension...

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Getting turned down for a job transfer may be enough to sustain a workplace discrimination lawsuit under federal anti-discrimination laws, a federal appellate...

May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of legislative measures signed into law this week, Georgia small businesses can take a state tax credit for enrolling employees in...

May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Michigan state Supreme Court has decided that providing health insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners violates the marriage amendment of the state...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging ExxonMobil violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal benefit plans regulators on Thursday assured plan sponsors that paying strict attention to plan reporting rules was actually to their advantage.

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A top Department of Labor (DoL) benefits regulator on Thursday revealed that the agency is studying ways to help 403(b) plan sponsors better...