Compliance

July 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled that a divorce decree did not meet the requirements a Qualified Domestic...

July 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two U.S. Senators have announced a legislative proposal to ban debit cards linked to 401(k) plans.

July 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Representative Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio) has introduced legislation to reimburse workers for some of the cost of their commute to work.

July 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Ohio has issued an order allowing the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) to distribute more...

July 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have released additional guidance about new rules for reporting service provider fees and compensation on Schedule C of Form 5500 for...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the termination of a Cincinnati Insurance Company (CIC) employee who shared confidential work documents...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a continuation of a recent trend of federal courts throwing aside cash balance plan challenges, a federal appellate court has cleared two...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared a Missouri construction union of racial discrimination in its use of a jobs-referral list.

July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House has passed legislation that clarifies lawmakers' intention that corporate pension plans can use 24-month smoothing when calculating pension liability.

July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ruled the pension equity formula and wear-away period that are part of the...

July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled an employer has a duty to reasonably accommodate an employee's disability if the disability...

July 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled that fiduciaries of the Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan did not violate their...

July 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has denied a request by a deceased pension plan participant's ex-wife for interest on...

July 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it is publishing a final rule amending its regulation on Rules for Administrative Review of Agency...

July 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you have a problem with your retirement plan - or are just worried that you might have - the Internal Revenue Service...

July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minnesota state judge awarded $6.5 million in compensatory damages to Wal-Mart workers in the state after finding the giant retailer violated state...

July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sharply divided federal appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that the widow of a life insurance plan participant killed in...

July 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing a recent situation in which the nation's private-sector pension insurer demanded repayments from retirees after the agency had miscalculated pension benefits, a...

July 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of health system reform, the Utah Legislature has made it easier for Utah's uninsured to enroll in their work-sponsored health plan.