EEOC Releases Federal Agency EEO Guidance
August 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal government managers now have a new road map for setting up equal employment opportunity programs, courtesy of the US Equal Employment Opportunity...
Compliance
Judge: Claims Release Doesn't Bar LTD Application
August 25, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former underwriting vice president at a Rhode Island insurance company didn't lose her right to apply for long-term disability (LTD) benefits by...
Court: Blind in One Eye Is Not "Disabled" for ADA
August 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former salesman of iron boilers who suffered blindness in one eye isn't entitled to protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
Court Finds Insult, Not Injury in Worker Newsletter About Benefits Department
August 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A worker who distributed a newsletter claiming that his employer was misleading employees about their benefits - and that the benefits department was...
Court: Female Workers Not Entitled to Pension "Bridging"
August 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of retired female power company employees who charged that their pensions were illegally diminished when they were fired during the 1960s...
Kmart Company Stock Lawsuit Survives First Challenge
August 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a harshly worded ruling, a federal judge has turned away requests by Kmart executives to toss a participant lawsuit alleging the executives...
PBGC Issues Disaster Relief and Extensions
August 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Relief for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) filing deadlines in areas affected by August's power blackout and July's severe storms have been issued...
IRS to Rethink Debit Card 1099 Rule
August 21, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials are reconsidering rules issued earlier this year requiring employers to issue 1099 forms for all payments made to...
TSP Withdrawal Not Subject to 10% Penalty Due To Disability
August 20, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A disabled worker who was unable to engage in "substantial gainful activity" for an "indefinite" amount of time was found not liable for...
EBSA Powers On Form 5500 Filing Extension
August (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors left in the dark by last week's massive blackout who were trying to get their Form 5500 in under the deadline now have...
HIV Disclosure Suit Survives First Challenge
August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has accepted the recommendation of a US Magistrate to turn aside requests from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) to...
Board: Pension Payout Subject To Arizona Tax
August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Income earned from an out-of-state pension is still subject to personal income taxes for Arizona residents.
California Governor Says He Will Sign Domestic Partner Bill
August 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Gray Davis has announced his intention to sign legislation giving domestic partners most of the same legal rights as married couples.
DoL Gives Thumbs Up to NWA Stock Pension Contribution
August 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Struggling air carrier Northwest Airlines got the green light Monday from federal officials to contribute stock to its three defined benefit pension plans...
EEOC, Kimble Glass Sign Mediation Pact
August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kimble Glass, Inc. and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have just inked a deal to send employment discrimination claims to voluntary...
State Street Seeks Enron Plan Administration Payment
August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street, the firm brought on to manage Enron's retirement plans after its collapse, is asking a US bankruptcy judge for $4 million...
Court Finds Company Cannot Sue Its Shareholders Over Loss
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A company cannot sue its institutional investors over a financial discrepancy disclosure following a merger.
Health Plan's Fiduciary Responsibilities Cover Enrollment Actions
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure the timely enrollment of employees that request coverage in a company's ERISA-governed medical plan.
Supercuts Coifs Race Discrimination Settlement
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national hair salon chain has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle race discrimination charges that a manager was fired for refusing...
EEOC Charges Caterpillar With Bulldozing Employees' Rights
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charging that white employees of Caterpillar Inc. whistled at their African American counterparts "as if they were dogs," federal officials have filed two...