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December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has fired a PR shot at Secretary of Labor nominee Representative Hilda Solis for her support...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GovDocs Inc., which describes itself as a national compliance resource for employers, has announced a package of labor law materials designed to help...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of directors at AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. has named Peter S. Kraus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Due to new 403(b) regulations requiring plan monitoring for compliance with distribution and loan rules and withdrawal and contribution limits, plan sponsors have...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recognizing the significant amount of employee anxiety about the nation's continuing economic crisis, a new survey found most U.S. employers are communicating with...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) on Friday said its data show health coverage purchasers increasingly require plans to focus on the...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most of the millions of American workers who invest for retirement through a 401(k) plan are staying the course despite tumultuous markets, and...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The list of retirement plan victims of a huge Ponzi scheme authorities claim was run by Bernard L. Madoff continues to grow with...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The wealthy and large institutional investors were not the only victims of the $50-billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Wall Street trader Bernard L....

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a $900 million-plus settlement that resolves a lawsuit pitting UnitedHealth Group shareholders against the...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a Technical Advice Memorandum, the Internal Revenue Service addressed the timing of an employer's tax deduction for self-insured medical plan payments to...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it has assumed responsibility for the pension plan that covers about 1,860 former employees of Pascack...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York has cleared a Buffalo benefits TPA of wrongdoing in a denial of benefits dispute involving a participant's...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a statement of its fiscal year second quarter earnings results FedEx Corp. said it will suspend 401(k) match contributions and reduce salaries...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A joint nationwide survey conducted by Towers Perrin and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) indicates a rapid movement toward...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of companies implementing layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, and smaller pay raises, has risen sharply in just two months, according to...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recordkeeper Ascensus has expanded its services to fee-based advisers by adding Charles Schwab to its retirement platform.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At year-end 2007 more than 7% of 401(k) assets were invested in lifecycle funds and one-quarter of 401(k) participants held lifecycle funds, according...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., a third party recordkeeping and plan administration company, announced the creation and release of The Auditor's Toolbox.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to tap U.S. Representative Hilda Solis (D-California) as the next Secretary of Labor, according to widespread media reports...