Compliance

July 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld an order by the federal private pension insurer that a Texas hospital pay more than $3 million...

July 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A health insurance plan administrator's e-mail response to a plan participant's request for plan coverage effectively exhausted the participant's administrative remedies.

July 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An individual born female, who is now male, cannot marry a female due to Florida prohibitions on same-sex marriage.

July 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Monday announced their "honey do" list when it comes to areas on which they'd like to issue official guidance...

July 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Word from UAL that the bankrupt air carrier can't make its required payments to the pension plan has drawn a demand from the...

July 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A perceived burden on the company's health-care cost was not the motivation behind an employee's termination, a district court has determined.

July 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former executives of a now bankrupt corporation did not have a duty to speak about the company's future performance prior to an employee's...

July 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers unsure about how to navigate their way through the labyrinth of laws and regulations regarding health savings accounts (HSA) now have a...

July 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Terminating "lifetime" welfare benefits is not a breach of fiduciary duty if plan documents do not specifically prohibit future amendments to the plan.

July 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation has been introduced to give Americans more control over their Social Security funds.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DoR) released Technical Information Release (TIR) 04-17 to clarify the implication of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts on...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced a Congressional measure that would give Americans a tax break for investing in annuities that...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush Administration on Tuesday unveiled final regulations regarding the handling of deemed IRAs in workplace retirement plans.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush Administration on Tuesday unveiled final regulations regarding the handling of deemed IRAs in workplace retirement plans.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A medical plan participant's request for gastric-bypass surgery was found to be "medically necessary," and thus should be covered under the provisions of...

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bay State lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing affordable health-care coverage to all state residents.

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The Treasury Department and the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2004-87 Monday regarding the application of the golden parachute rules to companies in bankruptcy.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has posted its final model initial Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notice.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must shoulder the burden of proof that Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notifications have been mailed.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another business group has come before Congressional leaders urging reform to clarify the regulations guiding cash balance defined benefit plans.