Compliance

July 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers unsure about how to navigate their way through the labyrinth of laws and regulations regarding health savings accounts (HSA) now have a...

July 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Terminating "lifetime" welfare benefits is not a breach of fiduciary duty if plan documents do not specifically prohibit future amendments to the plan.

July 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation has been introduced to give Americans more control over their Social Security funds.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DoR) released Technical Information Release (TIR) 04-17 to clarify the implication of same-sex marriages in Massachusetts on...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced a Congressional measure that would give Americans a tax break for investing in annuities that...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush Administration on Tuesday unveiled final regulations regarding the handling of deemed IRAs in workplace retirement plans.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bush Administration on Tuesday unveiled final regulations regarding the handling of deemed IRAs in workplace retirement plans.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A medical plan participant's request for gastric-bypass surgery was found to be "medically necessary," and thus should be covered under the provisions of...

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bay State lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing affordable health-care coverage to all state residents.

July 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—The Treasury Department and the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2004-87 Monday regarding the application of the golden parachute rules to companies in bankruptcy.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has posted its final model initial Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notice.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must shoulder the burden of proof that Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notifications have been mailed.

July 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another business group has come before Congressional leaders urging reform to clarify the regulations guiding cash balance defined benefit plans.

July 16, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell on Friday signed into law a measure calling for public employees to forfeit their pension rights if they are...

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A wife's postnuptial agreement waiving her rights to her spouse's pension benefits does not contradict provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

July 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jumping on a new Bush Administration report estimating that the new Medicare prescription drug law will effectively strip million of retirees of their...

July 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) plans to offer proposed revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to conform with the...

July 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $54 million in damages to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

July 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ESOP Association has thrown its backing behind a new measure by a North Carolina Republican, which the group claims will improve employee...

December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency sued an Orlando-area medical staffing agency for firing a 66-year-old nurse because of her age.