Compliance

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The practice of forcing employees nearing retirement to become independent contractors and lose their eligibility to receive full pension benefits may become a...

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a sweeping reform of US bankruptcy laws that includes protection for employee retirement funds.

March 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five weeks after a bipartisan coalition in the US House of Representatives introduced a bill to create association health plans (AHPs), sponsors say...

September 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Questions surrounding whether or not an employee received proper COBRA notification demands a former worker's case against his former employer and the health...

September 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If a "phantom account" set up for a prior lump-sum distribution is not mentioned in the summary plan description (SPD), it cannot be...

September 2, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has ended the decade-old lawsuit against McDonnell Douglas on Thursday, approving a previously agreed to settlement which will pay $81...

February 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent decision by the California Supreme Court has redefined an employment disability.

August 31, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who do not take advantage of their employer's procedures for reporting sexual harassment claims cannot hold the firm liable for any damages.

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS yesterday released a list of common mistakes made by filers of Form 5330 (Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit...

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Golden State's highest court has approved a move by a Los Angeles judge to certify as a class action overtime lawsuits for...

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long-time employee of an agricultural equipment manufacturer can exempt nearly $40,000 from his bankruptcy estate representing a K plan loan he took...

August 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Phoenix school officials didn't violate the Arizona Civil Rights Act by paying retiring teachers under 65 more to substitute teach than those 65...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators are most likely to consider imposing a redemption fee for premature mutual fund sales first in their pending menu of industry...

August 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A layoff plan that had a discriminatory impact on older workers is a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

August 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the latest example of continuing activism by institutional investors, an 11-member group of state and city investment officers on Wednesday called for...

August 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State-registered investment advisers seeking investment manager status under federal benefits law must register electronically through the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD).

August 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period yesterday on a 1999 rule proposal that focuses on the application of the...

August 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Appreciation of a pension payout awarded at the end of one marriage is not subject to division at the end of a second...

August 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have provided guidance on the restrictions that are placed on plan amendments following an employer's...

August 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) figures have yet to be released, Mercer Human Resources Consulting has issued estimates for qualified retirement plans...