Compliance

September 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Mississippi federal judge has given the green light for relatives of six slain Lockeed Martin employees to move forward with their damage...

September 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An alternative investments trade group is pushing the notion that new US hedge fund registration rules not apply to advisors already regulated in...

September 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has dismissed a case against International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) that accused the company of breaching its fiduciary duties in...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite an embarrassing loss in the House in their attempt to block an amendment that would bar the Department of Labor (DoL) from...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report is estimating that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will run out of funds by 2020 if current financial conditions...

September 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation says it will guarantee the basic pension benefits of airline workers from US Airways and United Air Lines...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that even when there is no obvious financial conflict of interest, a "moderately heightened"...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has awarded participants in an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) $7.75 million in damages after finding that the plan's trustee...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Salt Lake City, Utah - There's no relief at hand for a major sticking point for Section 457 governmental plan sponsors, but there may...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is asking for comment on a proposed plan to establish a system of staggered remedial amendment cycles for...

September 10, 2004 (PLANPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service, in Notice 2004-50 has corrected previous guidance handed down on Health Savings Account (HSA) ineligibility.

September 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has thrown out a widely followed lower court ruling allowing a benefits lawsuit to include a claim under Pennsylvania's...

September 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ongoing legislative battle over the Bush Administration's new rules governing overtime pay continues with a White House veto threat if Democrats force...

September 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A ruling by a federal appeals court green lights a lawsuit against Minnesota Power & Light Company over allegations that women are being...

September 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Representatives John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Charlie Norwood (R-Georgia) on Wednesday came out swinging against a Democrat's proposed amendment which they say would...

September 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Friday the Internal Revenue Service published guidance on key interest rates used in US pension fund calculations.

September 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're still scratching your head about the new overtime rules, the government has now unveiled a new online tool to help.

September 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bankruptcy filling that was meant as a means to escape a sexual harassment award has been allowed to stand.

July 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal pension insurer is waiving certain penalties and extending certain deadlines for filing the required annual Form 5500 for employers in several...

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a sweeping reform of US bankruptcy laws that includes protection for employee retirement funds.