Compliance

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Internal Revenue Service has published draft revisions of determination letter application forms on the Employee Plans Corner section of its Web site.

June 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) will appeal Judge Narley Cashwell's dismissal of its lawsuit challenging Governor Mike Easley's use of...

April 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Reps. Portman (R-OH) and Cardin (D-MD) made another stop on their pension reform promotion "tour" yesterday, testifying before the House Education and the...

April 18, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the largest 401(k) class action ever, Sprenger & Lang, PLLC has joined with two other class action litigation firms in bringing a...

March 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has declined to consider an appellate court ruling that employee benefit plans that treat retirees differently based on their...

November 26, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Financial Services says it will appeal last week's federal court award of more than $19.5 million to the Unisys Trust arising...

November 5, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The final 2001 meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be held on November 14.

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A plan administrator acted improperly in determining that workers that took an early retirement offer were precluded from also pursuing claims for severance...

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate version of a mental health parity amendment is likely to increase costs - and decrease coverage of mental health treatments, according...

November 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Time Warner has settled a lawsuit with the Department of Labor for $5.5 million. The DOL had alleged that Time had illegally denied...

October 5, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Thrift Retirement Board, which oversees the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), finalized a rule allowing uniformed service members to participate in the program.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has taken over the underfunded pension plans of bankrupt Northwestern Steel and Wire Co.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Good as its word, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued sample plan amendments for the pension provisions of EGTRRA, the Economic Growth...

July 17, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will find a bit more leeway in handling distributions, thanks to Revenue Ruling 2000-36. Currently, most plans simply distribute small distributions...

June 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has set a precedent, increasing damage awards for discharged workers who claim their dismissal was a result of illegal...

April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Small business owners and entrepreneurs might have reason to be optimistic about the future of Medical Savings Accounts (MSA), thanks to new legislation...

April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a decision likely to rekindle controversy over healthcare decisions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that a state medical negligence claim was not...

March 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A resolution opposing new ergonomics standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could come up for a vote as early as...

February 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com ) - If individuals are allowed to make individual investments in their Social Security accounts, it will force the Securities and Exchange Commission into...

February 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bankruptcy reform legislation is back in the Congress, but pensions appear to be safe for now according to the American Benefits Council.