May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A divided federal appeals court ruled that a Minnesota company could set as a condition of receiving benefits under a new severance plan...
May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits managers and plan advisors and consultants now have a new information source when it comes to several prominent programs affecting human resources.
May 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)In light of comments received over the hardships the proposed 4pm hard close might bring to retirement plan investors, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman...
March 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will assume control of beleaguered steel company LTV Corp.'s underfunded retirement plans, which will be terminated on...
March 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the comment period on proposed cash balance regulations wound down, a number of Democratic lawmakers outlined their opposition and laid out some...
February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State and local government plans could have some final guidance on deferred compensation plans, but not until June.
February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The issue of ERISA preemption of legal claims under state laws continues to be a hot one in employee benefits case law with...
February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors waiting for clarification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) requirement for chain-of-trust agreements and business associate accords will...
February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earle M. Jorgensen Company has agreed to an out-of-court settlement guaranteeing the price of its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) shares.
February 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge hearing a large class-action sexual harassment lawsuit against The Dial Corporation has decided that a single jury will decide whether...
January 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will accept public comment for two more months on new rules governing Social Security and unemployment taxes due...
January 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In his first State Of The Union Address tonight, President Bush isn't expected to name Enron by name but might touch on retirement...
January 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer whose health plan does not cover infertility treatments isn't guilty of illegal discrimination, a federal appeals court decided.
April 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Exxon Mobil Corp employee's claim that she was defamed when fired by the company for allegedly stealing company property will be...
April 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer's failure to provide plan documents has resulted in a $160,000 penalty, even though the participant was not entitled to the benefits...
April 30, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has decided to appeal an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling awarding $821,000 in additional pension...
April 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor John Baldacci on Wednesday signed a bill creating domestic partnerships in the state and extending domestic partnership rights to heterosexual or...
April 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld a provision in a series of stock option agreements calling for the company stock to be recovered...