Compliance

November 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform may be on the legislative slate again, with US Representative Rob Andrews (D-New Jersey) expected to reintroduce a bill in January...

November 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overturning a lower court's decision, the Hawaiian Supreme Court has ruled that a law that gives the state's insurance commissioner authority to conduct...

November 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Rhode Island Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling by ordering a husband to pay his ex-wife retirement benefits even though...

November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) is suing the trustees, plan administrators and other fiduciaries of the New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association health plan...

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Auto Workers legislative director Alan Reuther on Friday said that taxpayers should rescue the agency that backs US corporate pensions by covering...

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) filed a lawsuit against a Pipefitters union local, alleging officials diverted more than $36 million to the Konocti...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council has recommended new rules forcing employers and providers to disclose fees that mutual-fund companies...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled that employees of a riverboat casino qualified for a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption on overtime...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) does not constitute a 'right to rest' for service personnel returning to work, an...

November 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials on Friday released the 2005 maximum contribution levels for health savings accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket spending limits for High Deductible Health...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has settled a discrimination suit brought by white male applicants to immigration judge posts who feel that...

November 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The alteration of the definition of a 'dependent' in the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 does not apply to employer-based medical...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal judges should not automatically agree to hear new evidence in disability benefits denial cases just because the plan administrator reviewed the matter...

November 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US Tax Court Judge has ruled that a loan taken from a 401(k) plan participant's account and was then never fully repaid...

November 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Elaine Chou has halted her efforts to get a protection order against a law firm that allegedly sent...

November 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district court in New York City has approved a final settlement of $79 million for the benefit of workers and retirees...

November 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS Director of Employee Plans has alerted employee plan staff that certain retirement plans schemes may violate the discrimination code of qualified...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidelines on the actuarial assumptions that are required for distributions with annuity starting dates occurring during...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in 40 years, federal officials have clarified the laws and rules governing 403(b) plans with the release of proposed...

November 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the agency that rescues failed private-sector pension funds, posted a $23.3-billion deficit for fiscal year 2004, more...