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) - 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 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 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) - 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...

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.

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A jury will decide if an employer's failure to provide a smoke-free work environment, if even in the short-term, caused an asthma aggravating...