DB Participants Not Entitled to Surplus Plan Assets
August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Moore Wallace North Inc. never went through with its plan to terminate its defined...
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8th Circuit Compares Material and Trivial Harms in Retaliation Claim
August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined an employer's disciplinary and employment actions toward an employee who had made a complaint...
Colorado Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination
August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recently enacted law bans Colorado employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or religion, according to a firm that practices...
3rd Circuit Lets Stand Ruling on Reduction of Medicare-Eligible Retiree Benefits
August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to review a ruling upholding the ability of employers to reduce health benefits to...
Court Upholds Firing Before Work Commenced
August 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Connecticut appeals court has determined an employer can terminate an at-will employment relationship even before an employee first commences work.
IRS Clarifies Annuity Investment Diversification Requirements
August 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Tuesday issued Revenue Ruling 2007-58 to supplement their 2004 pronouncement on the arrangements to be accepted as a "qualified...
9th Circuit Rules for Female Workers in AT&T Pension Benefits Dispute
August 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court ruling about pension service credits awarded to women who had taken maternity leaves from AT&T Corp. could lead to...
Court Finds no Abuse of Discretion in Accidental Death Benefits Denial
August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has determined that AIG Life Insurance Company did not abuse its discretion when...
Securities Filings References in SPDs can Support Fiduciary Breach Suits
August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While corporate financial disclosures may only be required under federal securities law, a plan sponsor referring to its securities filings in a summary...
SPD Wins Out Against Conflicting Plan Terms
August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a summary plan description affording an injured plant operator disability benefits trumps other...
Court Approves Termination of Disability after Video Surveillance
August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has determined that The Prudential Insurance Company did not wrongfully terminate benefits for...
NY Lawyer's Benefit Battle Brought Back to Life
August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has reinstated claims by a partner at an Oyster Bay, New York law firm that she was improperly denied...
Final Rule Out on "No Match" Letters
August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government released final rules last week on employers' obligations and options for avoiding liability after receiving confirmation that an employee's immigration...
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Court Certifies Class in Cash Balance Benefit Calculation Suit
August 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A beneficiary of a former participant in the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Cash Balance Plan has won class certification for...
Benefit Award to Participant's Ex-Wife Upheld under ERISA
August 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision awarding the estate of a retirement savings plan participant his benefits, saying...
Court Says Cashed-Out Participant Can Pursue Fiduciary Breach Claim
August 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court ruling denying class certification and dismissing a suit brought by a...
IRS Clarifies Dependent Care FSA Rules
August 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees can pay day camp expenses with their dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) but not charges for school at a kindergarten or...
COLAs Must be Included in Lump-Sum Benefits for DB Participants
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) provided to defined benefit plan participants who choose to receive...
Court Allows Fee Suit Against Lockheed Martin to Move Forward
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois refused to toss out allegations that Lockheed Martin Corporation breached its fiduciary duty...