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May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has once again contended that safe harbor status does not shield fiduciaries from liability for imprudent plan...

May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that differences in pension benefits between younger and older workers stemming from a plan amendment did not...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates announced that Gwelda Swilley-Burke joined the firm as a senior vice president and senior consultant on May 1.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court jury has found that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. systematically discriminated against female employees in pay and promotional opportunities.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study by CBIZ Human Capital Services of St. Louis makes a case for giving Missouri State Employees Retirement System staff higher base...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Connecticut state appellate court has reinstated a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the individual corporate officers of an injured woman's employer.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Retirement & Benefit Plan Services quarterly report of activities within its proprietary 401(k) plan business shows an increase...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service is issuing final regulations under section 401(a)(35) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to diversification requirements for certain...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Booz & Company’s latest study of CEO succession found that corporate boards continue to hire insiders, are more often splitting the CEO/Chairman role,...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc. has added Matthew Sommer to its Retirement Strategy Group.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors have sought refuge in U.S. markets in the week that eurozone states delivered a financial package to allay sovereign debt concerns, according...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a revised payroll tax form that most eligible employers can use to claim the special payroll...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Standard has announced the appointment of Niki Green as Regional Pension Manager.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of 741 multinational companies by WorldatWork and Mercer found that more than half of companies now consider work-life initiatives a...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has refused a demand from Kraft Foods Global Inc. to order plaintiffs in a 401(k) lawsuit to pay $212,000 the...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has refused a demand from Kraft Foods Global Inc. to order plaintiffs in a 401(k) lawsuit to pay $212,000 the...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Social(k) is scheduled to open an office in San Francisco on May 27.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –As part of its redesigned plan sponsor Web site to be launched next month, Putnam Investments has introduced a real-time fee disclosure tool.

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 73% of adults rate teaching as one of the country's most important jobs, up...

May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent report from LIMRA shows total assets as of December 31, 2009, reported by providers for 403(b), 457, and other not-for-profit plan...