Compliance

April 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson vetoed a measure raising the pension benefits of the state's legislators.

April 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of insurance brokers and insurers at some of the largest U.S. firms by...

April 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Mane Governor John Baldacci has announced plans to expand health coverage to the uninsured via initiatives aimed at employers as well as others...

April 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher continues to hold out hope of a special legislative session - but one that may not include the state...

April 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code that address new rules under the...

April 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small health plans that qualified for the one-year extension when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) privacy rules took effect are...

April 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal Bureau of Prisons employee who has been waging his own legal battle over whether the U.S. government owes him holiday pay...

April 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that Verizon Communications Inc.'s decision to deny enhanced severance benefits to...

April 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two prominent U.S. Senators have introduced a bill they say would overhaul specialized visa programs to give priority to highly skilled Americans and...

April 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. District Judge in Florida issued a temporary restraining order against a former executive at a company that sells equipment and supplies...

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Denver attorney whose office building apparently made her sick was entitled to disability payments, an appellate court has ruled.

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two U.S. Senators have introduced a measure that could force federal employers - so far sluggish to embrace teleworking - to loosen their...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Lexington-Fayette (Kentucky) Urban County government has been ordered to pay for health benefits for all retirees - including those who had chosen...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers has came up with legislation blocking insurance companies from not paying for injuries while doing activities such...

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found that an employer that amended its retirement plan to provide no contributions did not...

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has rebuffed a Securities and Exchange Commission exemption, ruling that the agency exceeded its authority in granting a disclosure...

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has taken over the underfunded pension plan of Collins & Aikman Corp.

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has dismissed claims a group of retired law firm partners brought against their...

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not require a Summary Plan...

March 29. 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both chambers of Maryland's General Assembly have passed legislation giving the state pension system the authority to dump its holdings in Sudan-linked firms,...