Court Refuses to Enforce Whistleblower Reinstatement
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Virginia has denied a former employee's motion to enforce an order for his former...
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Nevada to Launch Canadian Drug Import Site Next Week
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nevada regulators seconded the decision by state lawmakers last year to allow for prescription drugs to be purchased from Canada over the Internet...
Employee Fired For Surfing Net
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flouting a judge's suggestion that a worker should only be reprimanded for using the Internet at work, a supervisor for the New York...
NH Judge Says Refusing Same-Sex Benefits Discriminatory
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is discriminatory to deny same-sex couples family health and bereavements benefits if it is illegal for them to be married, a New...
Alaska Senate Refused Delay in Retirement Plan Overhaul
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alaska Senate passed a bill meant to iron out some of the problems with legislation creating a new pension plan for state...
Evaluate Conduct as a Whole to Determine Hostile Environment
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a district court inappropriately concluded that an employer's actions were not severe or pervasive...
Law Provides no Remedy for Seeking Reimbursement of Overpaid Benefits
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a disability plan participant that the law did not provide the plan administrator...
SC High Court Orders Return of Contributions to Reemployed Retirees
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state wrongly forced thousands of retirees in a retention incentive program to pay contributions...
PBGC Takes Chicago Auto Parts Maker Plan
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's insurer of private-sector pension plans on Friday announced that it had taken over a plan for 600 former workers at a...
Former Employee Awarded over $100,000 for COBRA Violation
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee awarded an employee more than $100,000 after his employer defaulted on promises to...
Higher Ed Early Withdrawal Exception only Applies to IRAs
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant in a qualified plan for public employees of Texas failed to convince the US Tax Court that she should not pay...
IRS Provides Help to Ensure Plan Qualification
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Before submitting a determination letter application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), plan sponsors can access forms and documents used by Employee Plans...
Mass. Senate Votes To Fine Employers Not Providing Health Insurance
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts Senate struck down Thursday a veto by the governor of a provision that would force an assessment of employers that do...
IRS Revises Correction Program with New Corrections
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure that revises and expands the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
Change in Duties did not Warrant Non-exempt Reclassification
May 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a change in a salesman's job duties that caused him to spend more...
US House Bill Strengthens HSA Provisions
May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A member of the US House of Representatives Republican leadership on Wednesday introduced a measure beefing up the nation's Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
NJ High Court Extends Employer Liability for Asbestos Risks
May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a state appellate court decision that Exxon Mobil had a duty to not only protect workers from...
Court System Last Resort for Challenges to the PBGC
May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US District Court of Appeals ruled that pension plans absorbed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) must exhaust all other...
Canada's Budget Provides Temporary Relief for DB Plans
May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's legislators approved a federal budget that left room for some assistance to companies struggling to pull their defined benefit pension plans out...
SEC To Consider Further Hedge Fund Regulation
May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said Monday the regulator plans in the next 9 to 12 months to decide whether to...