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September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The office of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced it filed a complaint against mutual fund manager J. & W. Seligman...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision dismissing a sexual discrimination claim by a terminated Illinois hospital worker, determining...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills on Monday, one of which required divestment from Sudan-related holdings for the state's public pension funds.

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Department of Labor (DoL) officials on Tuesday released a proposed safe harbor rule covering default investment options chosen by retirement plan sponsors...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four public pension funds have filed a proposal with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to let shareholders nominate directors for the company's board at the...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs are expected to escalate by 6% in 2007, with the cost per employee rising an average $518 to a total...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care costs are expected to escalate by 6% in 2007, with the cost per employee rising an average $518 to a total...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Pew Research Center has found disparities between worker's expectations of retirement and what is true for those already...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Healthcare has unveiled its employer health savings account (HSA) resource package.

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Minneapolis accusing Land O' Lakes of retaliatory language...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salaries for new hires may be showing an upturn, as evidenced by the September results of an index that measures job market trends...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race and color, the Equal Employment Opportunity...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a project update announcing that FASB Statement No. 158 Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kaiser Family Foundation's newly released 2006 Employer Health Benefits Survey shows premiums for employer-sponsored health plans rose 7.7% on average in 2006.

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The leader of a British employer organization has warned that the proposed pension reform in the UK could prove difficult for small business...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Investment Consulting announced it plans to beef up its research on alternative investments to give clients access to information on more alternative...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York's (BoNY) Global Transition Management business has announced an asset management solution to help clients maximize the short-term investment...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trial regarding an employee who was strip searched at the command of a prank caller questions what responsibility the McDonald's and McDonald's...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Arkansas Court of Appeals has determined that an employee who was injured during a mandatory company retreat is entitled to workers' compensation...

September 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled that a plan beneficiary is not entitled to attorneys' fees and...