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Union Funds to Recoup Investment Losses

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three unions have settled their lawsuits against their pension fund trustees for breaching their fiduciary duty by not paying closer attention to the...
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Williams Companies Hit with Enron-Like Suit

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There were strong shades of the Enron debacle in a federal court lawsuit against Williams Companies for allegedly pressuring employees to buy company...
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Talent War Still Raging

March 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of senior executives who participated in a recent survey said they are still engaged in a "war for talent" despite the...
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DOL Taps Enron Fiduciary Replacements

February 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has reached an agreement that will replace members of the embattled Enron Corporation Administrative Committee as...
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Nortel Workers Files Enron-like Stock Suit

February 12, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With shades of the allegations made against beleaguered energy trader Enron, employees are suing Nortel Networks Corp., claiming they were improperly forced to...
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SEC Green Lights Online Advisor Regulation

December 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a change that could allow more investors access to online investment advice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to...
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SEC Proposes More Mutual Fund Reporting

December 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new regulations to give investors more up-to-date information on mutual fund holdings and expenses.
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Pitt Says Accounting Rules Need A Fresh Look

October 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Harvey Pitt wants to modernize accounting rules and move away from quarterly reports to real-time release of...
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Wells Fargo Settles ESOP Suit

October 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to develop new procedures for fairly and accurately valuing non-publicly traded company stock purchased by employee stock ownership...
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IRS Offers Some More Help On Catch-Ups

October 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed regulations designed to assist plan sponsors with the implementation of the new ?catch-up? contributions.
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High Court Liberalizes Suit Time Limits

June 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Normal time limits on when people can sue for long-term discrimination or harassment may still not preclude a lawsuit if the treatment extends...
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ADA Suit Thrown out

June 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owners of a suburban Philadelphia office building can't be held liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because the office with...