Compliance

July 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-A federal judge has slapped a lawyer with an $8,800 bill for filing a frivolous employment lawsuit.

July 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Arm-twisting continued on the Hill yesterday, as GOP leaders tried to rein in defectors, and President Bush met with House leaders, including the...

June 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A late afternoon amendment that would repeal the ability to sue HMOs from the patients' bill of rights passed the Senate by an...

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US House committee heard testimony about the benefits of flexible work schedules in the private sector and how such arrangements could likewise...

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ikon Office Solutions has agreed to settle a participant-driven ERISA class action lawsuit, based on company stock investments.

May 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Washington seems to be ready to charge ahead with legislation that would bar employers from taking out Corporate Owned Life Insurance (COLI)...

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a suit against Northwest Airlines for allegedly refusing to fill ground job vacancies with disabled...

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Education and the Workforce Committee unanimously approved the Portman-Cardin pension reform bill (H.R. 10).

April 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit against Bear Stearns is fuelling the debate over how much responsibility a prime broker should bear regarding the fraudulent conduct of...

March 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California appellate court has ruled that an employee's written acknowledgment of the terms in an employee handbook did not bind her to...

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against an employer for allegedly overvaluing company stock contributed to its employee pension plans.

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what is becoming a familiar refrain from employees of beleaguered companies with company stock in their 401(k) plan, Global Crossing workers allege...

March 15 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Welfare Benefits Administration has never studied the extent of non-compliance with federal pension and benefit laws so it can't be sure...

March 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pension protection bill passed overwhelmingly by the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday appears to be a work in progress - but...

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court's ruling that Oklahoma's bad faith law is preempted by ERISA

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors could gain some additional insights, and perhaps some help in managing mutual fund expenses, from a Congressional committee review of mutual...

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a 1983 state court divorce settlement naming a General Electric employee's daughters as beneficiaries qualifies as...

February 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet for employers who are considering allowing a disabled individual to telecommute...

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In yet another unprecedented event in the Enron case, it now seems that a group of Enron workers will get a voice at...

January 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A financial consultant that appraised the company stock of an Illinois direct marketing firm can't be held responsible for the firm's ESOP losses...