December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee with a demonstrated pattern of both absences and tardiness needed to do more than leave a voice mail to provide sufficient...
December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders suing WorldCom and its investment banks won a legal victory when a federal judge ruled that news reports about Salomon Smith Barney's...
December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's highest court has agreed to decide a case involving two former Illinois construction laborers - and the issue as to whether...
December 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A wireless phone service provider has agreed to fork over $4.7 million in back wages to call center employees who worked before the...
November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in California are liable for sexual harassment by supervisors, but the damages can be limited if the harassed employee has not taken...
November 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate recessed for Thanksgiving on Tuesday after failing to pass a proposed legislation providing a break for business from the deficit...
November 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Senators were scrambling on Tuesday in an effort to pass legislation providing a break for business from the deficit reduction contribution (DRC)...
November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would give major US commercial airlines a two-year "pass" on much of...
November 24, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new legislative proposal would bring Indian tribal government employee benefits, such as 401(k) plans, under ERISA, which currently governs worker benefit programs...
November 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives and the US Senate are in a dogfight with the White House over proposed amendments to the Fair...
November 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a pension relief bill for airlines and other companies struggling to meet the pension obligations of...
November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly got behind a mutual fund reform bill yesterday - and while it may not make it into law...
November 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has released a guide to assist employers, plan sponsors and service providers in meeting their reporting and...
November 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts high court handed down its ruling today on same-sex marriage, saying the state must give gay and lesbian couples the legal...
November 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com)Although a serious debate over changing the Social Security system is not expected until after next year's presidential elections, Senator Lindsey Graham (R - South...
November 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has cracked its enforcement whip to the tune of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2003.
November 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pensions of those who embezzle state and local government funds could be subject to court-ordered restitution under a current House bill.
November 17, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A change of beneficiary designation delivered after a participant's death wasn't effective, according to a federal appellate court.
November 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has published the maximum guaranteed benefits and the new payment schedule for participants of terminated single-employer pension...