Compliance

November 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge denied efforts by a Minnesota internist to force his employer's long-term disability plan to begin benefit payments after the physician...

November 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About 150 AT&T employees are considering filing a discrimination lawsuit against the company, their lawyers say.

November 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business owners are not only frustrated by the increasing amount of required paperwork, but are also confused about what the regulations require...

November 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has given plan sponsors two more months to use older versions of plan determination applications.

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have approved a 30-day extension of the public comment period...

October 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has gotten final approval for new forms to report on-the-job injuries and illnesses, which will go into...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors and practitioners alike can expect to benefit from the publication of new compliance guidelines from the Department of Labor's Pension and...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts woman fired from a warehouse store chain for wearing an eyebrow ring, which she claimed was a statement of her religious...

October 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The SEC has broadened an earlier hedge fund probe to look into "fund of hedge funds" valuation.

May 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Delta Airlines pilot who intentionally evaded retirement benefit notices for more than a decade doesn't now deserve more than $900,000 in interest...

September 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government's latest assessment paints a glowing picture of the nation's health and longevity.

September 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ex-wife of a now-deceased worker was entitled to a QDRO distribution - even though that designation followed her spouse's death.

September 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even as a new consulting report highlights the looming retiree healthcare crisis, a long-awaited bill has been introduced in the Senate.

September 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The battle between union officials and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the agency's employee pay scale continues to rage.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investigators with the US Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) can consider the length of time for forwarding participant contributions in...

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer may be entitled to keep the demutualization proceeds paid for an ownership interest in a defined benefit plan termination annuity contract.

May 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a comment period and proposed hearing relating to the valuation of economic benefits under an equity split-dollar...

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small employers are more likely than larger firms to support an expanded right for patients to sue their health plans, according to a...

May 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Ohio company fending off an employee lawsuit over the cost of its retired employee health plan won its second legal skirmish in...

May 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the potential for blue-collar pension disparity grabbed headlines earlier this week, there appears to be a legitimate case to be made for...