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Badgers Back EGTRRA

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This afternoon Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum signed into law a budget reform bill, which also happens to bring the Badger State into compliance...
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SPD Practices Trumps Worker Memory

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evidence that an employer routinely provided each new worker with a summary plan description (SPD) was enough to overcome a worker's claim that...
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Two Ralph's Plaintiffs Settle

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two of the six plaintiffs in one of the largest sexual harassment suits in US history have decided to call it a day.
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Enrollment Guide is Not an SPD Rules Court

February 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Using the plan enrollment guide for plan information because a participant claims she did not receive a copy of the summary plan description (SPD) does...
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Feds Issue HRA Tax Guidance

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.Com) - Workplace health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) have to be solely employer funded, can't be funded by salary reduction, and can only provide benefits for...
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Retiree Salary Hike Deemed Discriminatory

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that a New York state school district violated federal antidiscrimination laws by designing compensation plan that would encourage...
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Workers Lose Benefits Case

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of retired workers of a truck trailer manufacturer suffered a setback in their battle to receive free lifetime health coverage when...
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Guide for UK Pension Auditors Published

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension regulators have published a guide outlining the chief requirements of the Pensions Act 1995 and the role of auditors appointed under...
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SPD Clause Not For Forum Selection

February 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)— The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a disability plan administrator did not waive its right to move a plan participant's legal...
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Daschle Dawdles on Pension Relief

February 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With time slipping away fast for pension plan sponsors, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) appears to be willing to let pension...
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ERSA Redux "Better", But Doubts Linger

February 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As Punxatawny Phil emerged from his burrow this week, the Secretary of Treasury also unveiled, along with President Bush's budget proposal, a new...
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Woman Wins "Extreme" Harassment Suit

March 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge awarded $75,000 to the lone female employee in a metal parts factory who tried twice to commit suicide because of...