Judge Denies Venue Change for International Paper Fee Suit
August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has denied a request by International Paper Company to have...
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IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Limits for Underfunded DB Plans
August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations providing guidance on changes made by the Pension Protection Act of...
Court Rejects Sentence with no Jail Time for Former Wal-Mart COO
August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the reduced sentence of Wal-Mart Stores former Chief Operating Officer Thomas Coughlin that...
6th Circuit Latest to Reject Cash Balance Age Discrimination Claims
August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has added its judicial voice to that of others rejecting cash balance age discrimination claims and chalked up age...
Court Orders Wal-Mart to Provide Employee's Stepchild Medical Benefits
August 27, 2007 (PL.ANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York has determined that a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) can require...
Employers Accused of Discrimination Gain CA Victory
August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers do not have to prove that a disabled employee is unqualified to perform his or...
Industry Groups Ask Treasury for Cash Balance Intervention
August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cash balance plan designs got some much-needed relief from the Pension Protection Act - but existing plans aren't out of the woods yet.
Deducting 401(k) Loan Repayments can't Help Debtor Escape Bankrpuptcy Abuse Finding
August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Ohio has ruled that a 401(k) participant can't deduct $269 in monthly repayments for three plan loans...
Reasonableness of Non-Compete Agreement Requires More Consideration
August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined a case in which an employee claimed his former employer's non-compete agreement was unreasonable...
CA Supreme Court Says Employer Can Reduce Incentive Comp by Expenses
August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has ruled that incentive compensation plans that use calculations based on profits can subtract out certain expenses that are...
CA Assembly Makes Further Changes to Health Care Legislation
August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California employers might have to offer health coverage or contribute 7.5% to a state-run purchasing pool sooner than they thought, according to further...
CA Assembly Makes Further Changes to Health Care Legislation
August 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California employers might have to offer health coverage or contribute 7.5% to a state-run purchasing pool sooner than they thought, according to further...
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...
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.
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...
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...