Compliance

October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Ohio federal judge has ruled that a pension plan administrator cannot continue to push forward with a lawsuit against a participant to...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that United Parcel Service was not guilty of discrimination by not hiring applicants with vision...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers won't be on the hook for the sexually harassing acts of nonemployees if the companies can't control the nonemployee's actions and if...

October 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California judge has tossed out a $700-million punitive damage award to California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi in the Executive Life Insurance Co....

October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An influential Republican US senator has introduced two pension proposals including one dealing with multi-employer plans and a second to encourage auto enrollment...

October 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Senator Herbert Kohl (D-Wisconsin) has introduced a bill to help older workers and baby boomers who chose to pass on retirement keep...

October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kansas federal judge has cleared the way for a K plan fiduciary breach lawsuit filed by participants at Westar Energy Inc. to...

October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A couple has lost its legal challenge over whether their gain from the exercise of nonqualified stock options is covered by California's income...

October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over allegations that a company's thrift savings plan purchased company stock at inflated prices,...

October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a bill allowing employees to take up to 30 days of paid leave for organ...

October 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer announced that it has taken over the plan covering 3,700 workers and retirees of Huffy Corp.

October 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he has placed a "hold" - a procedural blocking action - on the Senate's pension reform bill until...

October 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As plan sponsor and administrator, Harding Tube Corp. was found liable for failure to notify a group insurer about a COBRA election and...

October 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Florida employers may soon be forced to allow employees to have guns locked in their cars at the workplace.

October 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Monday announced an $8 million deal with UnumProvident Corporation calling for the company to change the way...

September 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled that directed trustees are not obligated under ERISA...

September 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Treasury Department on Thursday released its second round of guidance under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with deferred...

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has signed into law a series of tax breaks for Katrina victims including the loosening of rules for distributions and loans...

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two US House of Representatives lawmakers have introduced a bill encouraging the use of annuities as retirement savings vehicles.

September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont's lawsuit against the federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) over its imported prescription drug policy has been thrown out.