Compliance

June 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has found that participants of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) did not...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) --The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced Tuesday that it has assumed responsibility for the pensions of more than 500 former employees of Specialty...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) --The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced Tuesday that it has assumed responsibility for the pensions of more than 500 former employees of Specialty...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a Washington state law mandating that public employee unions get a non-member worker's approval before using...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a closely watched case that could settle a key area of pension law affecting 401(k) plans, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a nurse sent home for insubordination due to her rebuttal to a poor...

June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will hold a public hearing on July 31 to assess the feasibility of...

June 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) is seeking comment regarding its information collection procedures in cases of retirement plan loans made to participants...

June 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a notice seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of its rules...

June 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would make permanent the exemption for reservists or National Guard members from the 10% early withdrawal...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines employee who claimed the air carrier violated federal...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines employee who claimed the air carrier violated federal...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a long-term disability (LTD) plan administrator abused its discretion when it failed to consider evidence...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.K. government has lowered its proposed cap on the amount of money it will allow individuals to put into a new pensions...

June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has determined that miscalculations of pension benefits by a human resources employee and a...

June 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Revenue Procedure 2007-44, which modifies plan amendment and determination letter application cycles for plans to accommodate...

June 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state appeals court ruled that San Diego County doesn't have to pay higher pension benefits to rehired employees, who left before...

June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a bankrupt paper company had no fiduciary duty to consider an offer by a labor union to...

June 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Department of Labor regulation exempting third party companion care employers from having to comply with overtime...

June 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill passed by the California Legislature would force employers not providing health coverage to their employees to contribute to a state-run health...