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Benefits | April 16th, 2010

Employees Identify Potential Retirement Plan Offering Improvements

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from ING U.S. Retirement Services shows that those in a workplace plan are more confident, informed, and proactive when it comes...

Compliance | April 16th, 2010

Oregon Employer Cleared in Medical Marijuana Hiring Case

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The state of Oregon’s highest court has held that employers are under no legal obligation under state law to hire a medical marijuana...

Administration | April 16th, 2010

SEC Charges Quadrangle for Kickback Scheme Involving NY Pension Fund

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Quadrangle Group LLC and one of its affiliated entities for participating in a widespread kickback scheme...

Products | April 16th, 2010

Keeley Asset Management Launches Alternative Value Fund

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Keeley Asset Management Corporation has announced the national launch of the KEELEY Alternative Value Fund.

Benefits | April 16th, 2010

Employee Benefits Still Top Cost Concern for CFOs

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A national survey of U.S. CFOs and senior comptrollers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP found their number one cost concern (still) is the...

Administration | April 16th, 2010

SocGen Asks for Kerviel Suit Dismissal

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – French bank Societe Generale has asked a U.S. federal judge to throw out a shareholder lawsuit led by a pension fund accusing it...

Benefits | April 16th, 2010

Judge Upholds RI Retiree Health Cuts

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Rhode Island has rebuffed union efforts to challenge the state’s right to change retiree health benefits two years ago.

Administration | April 16th, 2010

MetLife Agrees to $13.5M Settlement of Improper Payments Charges

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt has announced that the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) will pay $13.5 million to the federal government to settle...

Benefits | April 16th, 2010

San Francisco Increases Required Employer Health Spending

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – San Francisco employers will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets next year to pay for the required health care spending...

Deals and People | April 16th, 2010

TIAA-CREF Turns to Connie Weaver for Marketing Slot

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connie K. Weaver has joined TIAA-CREF as executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer, the company announced.

Compliance | April 16th, 2010

COBRA Subsidy Eligibility Extended

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed into law a measure extending the 65%, 15-month COBRA premium subsidy to workers involuntarily terminated through May 31.

Administration | April 16th, 2010

FSA Fines London Firm for Poor Pension Switching Advice

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following a review of advice given by independent financial advisers to UK pension participants on switching from a personal pension plan to a self-invested...

Products | April 16th, 2010

Cigna, Humana Form Workplace Benefits Alliance

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two major insurers announced they have formed an alliance to provide a broader range of workplace health care benefits.

Benefits | April 16th, 2010

Sacramento County Retirement System Sued for List of Highest Pensions Paid

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Sacramento Bee and the First Amendment Coalition have filed a lawsuit to compel the Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System to release the...

Administration | April 16th, 2010

PPG Reports $85M Health Care-Related Charge

April 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PPG Industries Inc, a Pittsburgh-based company which makes glass, paints and coatings for a variety of applications, took an $85 million charge in...

Benefits | April 15th, 2010

City Sanitation Workers Find “Treasure” in Beer Distributor’s Trash

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Columbia, Missouri, sanitation workers are accused of taking dozens of cases of expired beer from the city landfill.

Administration | April 15th, 2010

N.Y. Pension Checks’ Delivery Slowed by Sorting Snafu

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. Postal Service investigation has found that 60,000 New York state pension checks were mistakenly put in with bulk mail rather than...

Benefits | April 15th, 2010

Hewitt Tells Employers to Take Steps Now to Comply with FSA Changes

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers need to take steps now to comply with provisions of the recently passed health reform legislation regarding Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Hewitt...

Administration | April 15th, 2010

Cuomo Garners Five Pension Probe Settlements

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that his office has reached settlement agreements with two investment firms and three unlicensed...

Compliance | April 15th, 2010

Beverly Enterprises Settles 401(k) Plan Excessive Fee Charges

April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beverly Enterprises has agreed to settle for $6.25 million claims that it caused its 401(k) plan to incur excessive fees.

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