Compliance

February 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has updated its list of the "Dirty Dozen," 12 of the most blatant scams affecting American taxpayers.

February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.K. High Court has sided with four pensioners over whether the government should have to fully compensate workers whose pension plans have...

February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out an age discrimination ruling in favor of an employer and clarified its legal direction in cases...

February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas said that a life insurance administrator misinterpreted the summary plan description (SPD) when...

February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District judge in Arizona ruled an America West employee fired for distributing sexually explicit and sometimes pornographic e-mails via the company...

February 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away two appeals involving State Street Bank & Trust Co.'s work as directed trustee for the United...

February 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a parent company may be held liable for worker injuries at a subsidiary company when it...

February 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Colorado state legislators last week unanimously passed what was described as the nation's toughest and most comprehensive legislation to help end the genocide...

February 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge last week reduced former Maryland pension fund manager Nathan A. Chapman Jr.'s 7 ½-year prison sentence by more than two...

February 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from a federal government watchdog agency said the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) continues to not have an adequate assessment...

February 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has issued a guidance document explaining how new mortality tables for determining current liability affect premium calculations and...

February 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California hearing the massive gender discrimination case against giant retailer Wal-Mart has allowed plaintiffs' lawyers to depose a former...

February 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts' Governor Deval Patrick proposed a measure that could force the state's lagging municipal public pension funds to relinquish investment control of their...

February 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Changing its prior holdings, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday said that an accrual basis taxpayer-employer may treat its payroll tax liability...

February 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced an interim final rule requiring the distribution of 401(k) type benefits for missing non-spouse...

February 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have issued detailed guidance on how workers can have their employers roll over their health Flexible Spending Arrangements (health FSAs) and...

February 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former head of Employers Mutual LLC was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for leaving $20 million...

February 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday approved by an 18-3 vote a bill mandating parity for mental health benefits...

February 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with questions on already-issued guidance about nonspouse rollover rules, regulators have further clarified several issues including whether a plan is required to...

February 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California law allows creditors to dip into individual retirement accounts (IRAs), but money that is rolled over to an IRA from a private...