Compliance

April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of regulators' continuing efforts to flesh out the Pension Protection Act's (PPA) mandates, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday issued...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amelia Island, FL - Those waiting for additional guidance from the IRS dealing with 403(b) model plan language or information sharing agreements shouldn't...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a bill passed by state lawmakers Wednesday, most Floridians would be able to take their guns to work.

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Californians who don't have access to a retirement savings plan at work could be able to set up a 401(k)-style account through the...

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Charlotte construction contractor has been hit with $153,000 in penalties and fines and sentenced to one year of federal probation after pleading...

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses wondering about the best retirement plan design have a new resource from the government.

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's Senate has approved legislation that would make it the third state in the union allowing six weeks of paid leave to...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that The Prudential Insurance Company of America did not breach terms...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has reinstated an employee's lawsuit over whether his former employer fired him to avoid paying for his shoulder surgery.

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out part of case by 401(k) participants against RadioShack over whether the electronics retailer should have...

April 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan sponsor had a fiduciary duty to plan participants to clearly state in plan documents that its definition...

April 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has waded into the court case involving the controversial San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) arguing...

April 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants in a stock-drop case against medical products manufacturer Baxter International Inc. have won an important legal skirmish as a federal appellate...

April 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has declared that the former stepdaughter of a deceased 401(k) participant should get the benefits from his plan account.

April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has ordered Siemens Corp. to restore separation from employment benefits to former employees...

April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling that Tribune Company did not breach its fiduciary duties by...

April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has found that an employer was not motivated by a desire to deprive...

April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former regional manager at Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. has been awarded more than $2.2 million in an employment discrimination suit alleging violations...

April 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time, the 2nd U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer may be found in violation of Title VII...

April 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a case in which it was decided that salaried managers were owed overtime pay, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has...