Compliance

March 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by the US Senate's Democratic Policy Committee says Enron had plenty of company with employees heavily invested in their employer's...

March 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against a McDonald's franchisee for discriminating against an employee due to a facial...

March 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Chase Manahattan Co. emerging market portfolio manager has lost a legal skirmish in his bid to sue the company for allegedly...

March 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investigation by securities regulators has found that almost all of the 40 brokerage firms examined did not properly apply mutual fund discounts...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate Finance Committee has agreed to reconsider a measure approved two weeks ago that would tax life insurance proceeds paid to...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate is now considering a bill to allow employers to give workers access to advice from their 401(k) plan investment advisor.

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United State Senate is expected to pass, in about 10 days, a bill that would bar discrimination by employers and insurers on...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has voted to oppose President Bush's proposed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white-collar exemption amendments.

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has handed another defeat to a group of Michigan plaintiffs who sued Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan...

February 10, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans would be able to settle lawsuits in exchange for cash without running afoul of ERISA's prohibited transaction rule, according to a proposed...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 15 states have yet to pass legislature to correspond with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA)...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Philadelphia firefighter, who claimed he was sexually harassed by men under his command - who mistakenly thought he was gay, won...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled that an employee who voluntarily agreed to give up her right to sue under federal anti-discrimination laws...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US Congressman says he has a video that shows managers at Enron urging employees to invest all their retirement money in Enron...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not rehiring workers to avoid higher pension liabilities doesn't violate federal laws governing pensions, a federal appeals court ruled in a case involving...

February 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials are reminding plan sponsors that they have until February 28 to make any necessary GUST amendments to their...

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency has sued a Long Island firm, charging that it paid 21 Hispanic workers far less than their Asian coworkers...

October 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for a lawsuit alleging wrongdoing by former Enron Corp chairman Kenneth Lay and others in their...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alabama state law does not entitle defined benefit plan participants of a bankrupt company to draw unemployment and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)...

October 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Armed with a US Supreme Court endorsement of workplace arbitration, a federal appeals court has ruled that employers can force workers to sign...