Compliance

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A female former Federal Express tractor- trailer driver who claimed she was effectively forced out by a pattern of sexual harassment including vehicle...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an eye toward curbing market timing abuses in mutual funds, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed requiring funds to...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An ex-wife is entitled to recover proceeds from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) withdrawal her former spouse initiated, even though the withdrawal occurred...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though numerous surveys have shown the most Americans are already underutilizing their workplace retirement plans, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is calling...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prescription-benefits manager (PBM) Express Scripts Inc. is the target of a US Department of Labor (DoL) investigation over possible violations of the Employee...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers on Wednesday gave thumbs up to an amendment barring mutual fund firms from charging investors a marketing fee for closed funds.

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)— Orlando, Florida - Although Bush's revised retirement plan proposals have earned the support of the American Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA), plan sponsors might...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As anticipated, the SEC has decided, by a 4-to-1 vote, to see what the public thinks about a mandatory redemption fee on quick,...

February 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark McClellan's refusal to permit the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada while heading the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may stall...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices have ruled that a 1967 law prohibiting companies from discriminating against workers over 40 fails to shield the same...

February 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM has vowed to ask a federal appeals court to review a lower court ruling that it must compensate workers and retirees over...

February 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas man has lost his battle to avoid paying taxes and penalties on the proceeds of a $14,500 retirement plan loan.

February 19, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution jargon got you down? Well the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided a layman's tutorial that may be good for what...

February 18, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors, administrators and pension practitioners have a new avenue to submit premium filling to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US District Judge Patrick Murphy of the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has ruled that plaintiffs in the much-debated...

February 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors got some additional insights for dealing with the mutual fund trading scandal today.

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors hoping for a sneak peek at the 2004 regulatory agenda need look no further than the recently published agendas for the...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has fined an Iowa union health plan $5,885 for not providing a participant and his wife timely notice of their...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that the will of a life insurance plan participant can effectively serve as...

February 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2004-16 stating that it will not be required for any employers to issue 1099 forms for all payments...