Compliance

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Lawyers for Wal-Mart Stores are trying to get a record gender discrimination suit filed against the retail giant dismissed or transferred to a federal...

July 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means has postponed indefinitely the Subcommittee hearing on Patients' Bill of Rights, previously...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California government agency did not have the latitude to require health plan coverage of drugs that some might deem "medically necessary," according...

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With another employer apparently heading for bankruptcy's shoals, participant suits are springing up faster than ever.

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Treasury Department officials will be looking toward securities firms to file reports if they suspect wrongdoing with transactions of $5,000 or more.

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A day before senior administration officials were scheduled to meet with the chief sponsors of a patients' bill of rights, Representative Charlie Norwood...

June 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that Seattle-based drugstore chain Bartell Drug must include contraceptives for women in its employee health insurance plan --...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under the US Postal Service (USPS)'s new dispute resolution initiative, virtually all requests for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hearings on discrimination cases...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Waiters at New York's famous Rainbow Room are legally considered independent contractors so they're not entitled to a cut of the restaurant's service-charge...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US government owes a great deal to its workers - $3.6 trillion to cover pension, disability and health care costs for civilian...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois overturned a decision by a plan administrator to cut off disability payments to an office clerk after the...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Supreme Court justices changed their mind about a Florida age discrimination case, saying they will not decide the issue on its merits...

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing a Chicago meatpacking company for allegedly discriminating in its hiring of African-American job candidates.

April 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois overturned a decision by a plan administrator to cut off disability payments to an office clerk after the...

March 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the second time in as many days, President Bush pushed the notion of allowing Americans workers to invest part of their Social...

March 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Treasury Department report predicts administrative headaches and possible stock market disruptions if Congress imposes limits on how much company stock participants...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Acting quickly on the recommendations of a special task force, President Bush is expected to announce a series of pension proposals today, designed...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aaron Brothers Inc., a unit of arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores, has settled a lawsuit claiming it didn't properly pay overtime to...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Drawing an analogy between a new era of individual and corporate responsibilities, President George W. Bush today unveiled a new series of pension...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies don't have be certain that former employees receive notice of their medical benefits rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)...