PWBA Had Record FY 2002 Plan Recoveries
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA), the government's chief pension watchdog, spent a very busy FY 2002, according to the agency's records.
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Convict Cop Must Refund Pension Payments
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Massachusetts state police lieutenant convicted of trying to kill a prosecutor now has to give back more than $27,000 in state...
Hedge Fund Manager Admits Doctoring Fund Statements
November 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former hedge fund manager Michael Berger, 29, pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges yesterday, after allegedly doctoring account statements after losing some $400...
White House Gives Payroll Tax Plan Thumbs Down
November 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - White House economic adviser Glenn Hubbard does not support the payroll tax holiday legislation spearheaded by Senator Pete Domenici (R - New Mexico),...
Senator to Propose Payroll Tax Holiday
November 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New legislation for a payroll tax holiday is scheduled to be introduced by Senator Pete Domenici (R - New Mexico), according to a...
Jury Hands Diabetic Baggage Handler Sweet Verdict
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal jury has awarded an insulin-dependent diabetic compensatory damages and back pay, after he was denied employment as a baggage handler.
Secret Service Agent May Be Entitled to Benefit
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Secret Service agent may be entitled to disability retirement benefits previously denied to him based on his claims of work related depression,...
Federal Judge Sends Connecticut Pension Case to State Court
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has sent back to a Connecticut state court a lawsuit by state officials against a New York investment company over...
State Stock Option Claim Dismissed
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Federal Appeals court, agreeing in part with a Federal district court's decision, dismissed state claims and said that former Imation employees must...
Jury Awards $12M Under FMLA
November 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Chicago federal jury has awarded $11.65 million to a veteran hospital maintenance worker who contended that his former employer fired him in...
Federal Judge Backs Xerox Retiree Claim
October 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ordered Xerox to cough up an additional $284 million in retiree payments, though that may not be the final...
Shoplifting Charge Nets Wal-Mart Worker $8.5 Million
October 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Mississippi jury has ordered Wal-Mart Stores to pay $8.5 million to a former employee who was fired after being accused of shoplifting...
Judge Upholds Pension Benefits Denial to Spouse
October 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has backed a decision by a pension plan administrator to deny preretirement survivor income benefits to a woman who had...
US Supreme Court to Decide on 'Employee' Question
October 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices have agreed to decide exactly who is an "employee" for the purposes of determining whether small firms are subject...
Employers Can Force Arbitration
September 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has reversed course - ruling that employers can require prospective employees to sign an arbitration agreement as a condition...
Judge Grants Class Action Status for Suit against Soapmaker
August 16, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has granted class-action status to a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against soap maker Dial Corp by the US Equal Employment Opportunity...
GO AWAY WEAR-AWAY? – Clinton Administration Wants to Ban Wear-Aways
August 25, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If the Clinton Administration has its way, there will be no more "wear-away" of retirement benefits as part of a conversion to a...
Ergonomics Forums Open Today
July 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Today Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao kicks off a series of hearings on work-related injuries --but key Democrats have already accused the forum of...
Odds Favor Employers in Discrimination Suits
July 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Employers prevail in more than two-thirds of job discrimination suits in federal court ? and then win nearly half of the cases lost...
Judge Opens Morgan Stanley Pay, Promotion Info
June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has turned aside a bid from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. to limit disclosure of company salary and promotion...