Compliance

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant lawsuit claiming annuity investments in a 401(k) plan were fraudulently represented has been allowed to carry through.

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attorneys representing former Prudential Securities brokers accused of improper mutual fund trades, along with federal prosecutors, plan on asking the cases hearing officer...

May 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are currently faced with a number of issues that threaten to unravel the very fabric of the nation's defined benefit system,...

May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. Department of Labor (DoL) on Tuesday released final rules governing health-care coverage notices under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act...

May 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—A plan participant can file a criminal complaint against her employers for allegedly withholding money from paychecks designated for a retirement plan but never investing...

May 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Seattle window manufacturer has agreed to pay about $3.4 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit, which also charged the company retaliated...

May 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long-term disability benefit plan administrator must inform a plan participant who has been denied benefits that the participant has the right to...

May 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) said its unaudited deficit for single employer pension plans has dropped to $9.7 billion.

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Ohio public pension plans have filed a lawsuit against energy giant ExxonMobil, alleging the firm lied about the value of its oil...

May 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives has passed four bills designed to improve worker safety by making it easier for employers to work voluntarily and...

May 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has given a paraplegic the right to sue Tennessee under the federal American With Disability Act (ADA).

May 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New federal overtime rules have generated some controversy - but they won't take effect in all states at the same time.

May 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has released a report and summary of the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Bill of...

May 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A congressional bill placing severe limits on the extent of mandatory stock option expensing has passed it first legislative hurdle.

May 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has denied a request for an extension on the 60-day time frame to rollover retirement assets when the premature...

May 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing four New Jersey workers suing their employers can amend their complaint to include a loss of consortium claim by one of...

May 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant of a pension plan that was taken over by the nation's private pension insurer and in a long-term disability (LTD) plan...

May 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation allowing employees to roll over Flexible Spending Account (FSA) assets from year to year.

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyer's fees and an uneven damages award process have led a federal appeals court to toss out a 1999 $15 million class action...

May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Termination for excessive cell phone use did not amount to an employer's illegal interference with an employee's potential severance benefits.