Compliance

June 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Senate Republicans returned to the patients' bill of rights (PBOR) debate Friday armed with an amendment that would specifically exempt employers from any...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As opposition continues to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plan to impose payroll taxes on incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plans,...

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords Thursday changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent, with the potential to send shockwaves through key...

May 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Claims that Rite Aid Corp. mismanaged its pension plans, including a 401(k) plan with company stock as an investment option, appear closer to...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new bill has been introduced in the Senate that would provide tax credits to employers and individuals for IT training expenses.

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer can require an independent medical exam (IME) for job-related purposes without establishing that the company "regards" the worker as disabled, according...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Committee has approved the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10) by a vote of 35...

March 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a plethora of post-Enron pension reform proposals, lawmakers now look for common ground as legislation introduced by pension reform champions Representatives...

February 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A worker at a Kansas greeting card factory can move forward with her lawsuit, which alleges she was discriminated against for taking federally...

January 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Banking Chairman Phil Gramm and New York Sen. Charles Schumer have renewed a bipartisan plan to lower the fees charged to register...

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA), a division of the US Department of Labor (DoL), has announced the publication of the Year...

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cosmetics giant Mary Kay got slapped with an $11.2-million jury award for firing a sales manager disabled with breast cancer who the company...

December 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal district judge has preliminarily approved a Consent Decree, awarding $2.1 million to 61 former employees who lost their jobs during layoffs...

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has once again stepped in to cover a failed steel company pension plan.

December 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -On Friday, President George W. Bush signed legislation that would expand the investment options for some $15.3 billion in railroad pension funds.

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A current Intel, Corp. employee claims she has been improperly classified as an "exempt" employee and is entitled to compensation, according to a...

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US Senate Republican, next in line to take over the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said his...

November 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of grocery chain workers lost its bid for US Supreme Court review of a decision forcing them to fund union organizing...

October 24, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao issued recommendations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that will reduce the risk of anthrax exposure...

September 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversial sale of Hershey Foods is temporarily on hold while a Pennsylvania appeals court mulls over legal issues raised by both sides.