Compliance

June 23, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Committee has deferred action on a retirement security bill after the July 4th congressional recess. A number of...

June 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The passage of President Bush's tax package provides added incentives for residents of Mississippi to invest in the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program...

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Securities' plan to retain employees through its deferred compensation program may backfire if former employees are successful in a suit against the...

May 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former AT&T account representative's three-day bout with the flu was protected as a "serious health condition" requiring "continuing treatment" under the Family...

April 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A worker who was "regarded as" disabled for a period of time - but was not disabled - cannot sue for a violation...

January 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that has implications for executive benefit programs, the IRS has issued interim guidance on the tax treatment of split-dollar life...

December 22, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced a number of changes that affect how it pays benefits to participants.

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The drastic fall of Enron Corp. and its ill effects on the company's rank-and-file employees is on the minds of many members in...

October 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An NASD tribunal has found UBS PaineWebber liable to a former broker employed at one of the group's offices in Arizona, who claimed...

October 10, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) --The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided in favor of foreign electricians brought to the US under a company-run cultural exchange program, ruling that...

September 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has accused Wall Street brokerage Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. of discriminating against a top bond...

September 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A California appellate court has unanimously struck down five state laws that allow racial and gender preferences.

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The government is set to file a brief with the Supreme Court defending a federal affirmative action program, which supports the Clinton-era Department of...

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Governor Mike Easley of North Carolina is making a habit of funding his state's budget deficit with pension money.

July 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that transsexualism is a handicap ? and that transsexuals are protected from discrimination under state law.

May 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Labor Department's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration has released the Troubleshooter's Guide to Filing the ERISA Annual Report (Form 5500).

May 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate should turn its attention to pension reform shortly, but the timing could depend on the decision to include the provisions with...

October 9, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D- South Dakota) has promised action soon on legislation to cut stock-trading fees and raise pay for Securities and...

July 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The California Supreme Court has unanimously held that a contractor's employee covered by workers' compensation can't recover damages from the person who hired...

July 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Employers will have some more time to comply with the new claims procedure rules for group health plans.