Compliance

June 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former US Treasury Department tax counsel offered a spirited defense of cash balance and other hybrid pension plans during Congressional testimony Tuesday.

June 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Disabled passengers of foreign-flagged cruise ships can sue for violations of US laws prohibiting discrimination against the disabled in public places, the US...

June 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A top federal regulator told a recent conference that the US Department of Labor (DoL) is considering creating a safe harbor provision in...

June 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal watchdog agency has recommended wholesale changes to the annual Form 5500 that will enable regulators to better track and respond to...

June 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that a doctor is not entitled to a preliminary injunction barring a Chicago...

January 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial health of the nation's pension insurer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), will be the subject of a Congressional inquiry, lawmakers announced.

January 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sweeping retirement savings package from the Bush administration is expected create a simplified universal retirement plan with major changes to 401(k)s and...

January 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today announced a record loss for the insurance program for pension plans in 2002 - a loss...

January 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors hoping for more clarity in proposed rules governing cash-balance conversions may have to wait a bit longer.

June 1, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newly released federal guidance will help employers comply with an upcoming requirement that they notify Medicare-eligible workers about whether their group prescription coverage...

June 1, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut employers would be mandated to cover medically necessary fertility treatment expenses under a bill that passed the state Senate Tuesday.

January 30, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and California state and local government employers have agreed to a record out-of-court settlement of an...

May 31, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While pondering the pending proposals for reform of the nation's defined benefit pension system, Congressional lawmakers need to pay particular attention to strengthening...

May 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Nebraska federal judge has cleared for trial a lawsuit by an Army reservist over his employer's failure to rehire him when his...

May 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A several-year-old movement by US airline pilots to get the federally mandated retirement age raised to 65 appears to be gaining strength because...

May 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have proposed new rules that National Guard and Reserve members can continue to contribute to their...

May 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent US House Democrat is sponsoring what is believed to be the first online hearing ever conducted by a House member -...

May 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Banks, brokerage firms and investment firms cannot accept payments from mutual fund companies in exchange for steering retirement account customers into those funds...

May 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A plaintiff covered by an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-governed severance plan can get access to plan e-mails and documents in an...

May 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has refused to review a Texas case which said that federal common law can be used to decide if...