Compliance

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest plan for giving patients the right to sue their health plans could increase the typical yearly insurance premium by 4.2%, or...

April 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the House Committee on Education and the Workforce turns its attention to pension reform, a few minor changes were made to the...

April 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Education & the Workforce Committee unanimously approved the Portman-Cardin pension reform bill (H.R. 10).

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Elaine Chao has officially tapped State Street Bank and Trust to take over Enron's three retirement plans.

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House Ways and Means overwhelmingly approved The Employee Benefits Bill of Rights, which protects retirement plan participants from some of the...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned about burdening plan sponsors with having to report on their pension plan activities to two federal agencies, House Republican leaders delayed a...

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a case that has affirmative action implications for employers competing for federal contracts.

March 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having ruled in support of employer arbitration agreements, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether such agreements also bar government agencies getting...

March 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers considering changes to federal mental-health insurance laws heard testimony that mental health parity mandates could prompt executives to drop the coverage entirely.

March 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has been digging through some annual reports - and apparently isn't thrilled with the pension accounting presentations there.

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an agreement with Washington State, where Wal-Mart Stores plans to build a regional warehouse, the retailer will speed up workers...

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri has proposed creating a national pension system that helps young people start saving with "seed money"...

February 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rep. John Boehner, (R-Ohio), and Rep. Sam Johnson, (R-Texas) have introduced the Pension Security Act, which features a proposed list of 401(k) operating...

February 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Surplus employee benefit funds can be given to public charities according to the IRS - at least in one particular case.

January 14, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have new guidance on responding to requests from the Department of Labor for summary plan descriptions (SPDs) and other documents on...

January 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National Commerce Financial Corp. (NCFC) and two of its subsidiaries have been accused of overcharging 2,300 participants in Corky's Bar-B-Que's employee benefits plans...

January 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has found a state law preventing common citizens from using a defibrillator rendered moot a lawsuit against an employer...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charging that FedEx Corp. systematically discriminates against minorities in pay and promotions, a group of current and former employees have sued the giant...

December 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed taxpayers that Notice 2001-69, which provides guidance for leave-based donations, will not be extended to payments...

November 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida judge lashed out against a New York investment firm accused of losing more than $300 million in Florida state pension money...