Court Affirms Demotion of Postmaster for Selling Mary Kay Products
October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court that the demotion of a former postmaster with the US...
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CT Advocacy Group Sues Aetna Over Limited Benefit Plans
October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by a consumer advocacy group accuses health insurer Aetna Inc. of trying to sell plans to employers that...
EBSA Puts Out HSA Guidance Round II
October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials on Friday distributed their second round of regulatory guidance about how to deal with legal issues regarding health...
Employee Carpal Tunnel Claim is not Time-Barred
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that an employee's claim for benefits for medical treatment of work-induced Carpal Tunnel...
NJ Supreme Court Grants Full Rights to Same-Sex Couples
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's highest court ruled Wednesday that the Garden State can no longer deny to same-sex couples the full legal benefits of marriage...
Dutch Pension Law Headed for January 2007 Effective Date
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Dutch law that obligates pension funds to determine assets and liabilities on the basis of market rates will be effective as...
Medco Settles Kickback Claim for $155M
October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions has agreed to pay $155 million plus interest to settle charges it submitted false claims and paid...
Most of Coke Company Stock Suit Dismissed
October 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Georgia has thrown out most allegations in a lawsuit that charged those running Coca-Cola's thrift and investment plan with...
Full IRA Income to be Used for Tax Calculation of NY Part-year Residents
October 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York's Division of Tax Appeals has recently decided that the full amount of an individual retirement account (IRA) distribution is to be...
Ex-Union President Wins $300K in Disability Benefits
October 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union pension plan committee failed to prove that a former union president's stress-related ailments were connected to his criminal acts so it...
Physical Disability Alone not Enough to Deny Benefits
October 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an administrator of a multiemployer pension plan acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it denied...
Religious Groups Lose Appeal of Contraceptive Coverage Decision
October 23, 2006 - (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that a group of church-affiliated employers must provide contraceptive coverage in their prescription coverage...
PBGC Assumes Pension Plans of School Locker Manufacturer
October 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced it has assumed responsibility for two pension plans sponsored by Republic Storage Systems Co., Inc.
PBGC Assumes Pensions Plans of School Locker Manufacturer
October 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced it has assumed responsibility for two pension plans sponsored by Republic Storage Systems Co., Inc.
Court: Missing 401(k) Beneficiary Info Doesn't Invalidate Form
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rejecting a lower court's finding that a 401(k) participant's beneficiary designation of his stepdaughter was not valid, a federal appellate court has sent...
Court Denies Retiree Interest on Delayed Distribution
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has determined that a former IBM Corp. employee who delayed making a timely...
CT Officials Charge Female Football Player with Benefits Fraud
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut authorities have charged a state worker with fraudulently getting workers' compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury when actually she was able to...
Participant Time-Barred from Fiduciary Claim Against Coca-Cola
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that a former Coca-Cola Co. employee waited too long to pursue his...
Fired Employee Due Pay for Unused Vacation
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In overturning a lower court ruling, the Minnesota Court of Appeals found that a provision in an employer's employee handbook saying workers fired...
Allstate Rehire Policy Defies ADEA
October 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ruled in a summary judgment that Allstate Insurance Company's one-year moratorium on rehiring...