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May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US District Court of Appeals ruled that pension plans absorbed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) must exhaust all other...

May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Chandler, Arizona company is offering an identity theft protection product that uses a series of "locks" on a consumer's identity data.

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cash balance conversion increases retirement plan costs an average of 2.2%, disputing arguments of hybrid retirement plan critics that contend companies convert to...

May 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's legislators approved a federal budget that left room for some assistance to companies struggling to pull their defined benefit pension plans out...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that paying exempt employees additional compensation at an hourly rate - instead of at overtime...

February 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials at the Port of San Diego are moving to separate their employees' retirement funds from the city's overall pension account.

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Insurance Company, a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial, has announced the availability of Preferred Professional Long Term Disability (LTD) coverage for physician groups,...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michigan employers would be barred from making hiring or firing decisions based on what candidates do in their private time under state legislation...

February 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NASD has issued an Investor Alert that warns workers against concentrating excessive amounts of company stock in their 401(k) plans.

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said Monday the regulator plans in the next 9 to 12 months to decide whether to...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A budget proposal by Chancellor Gordon Brown could force UK employers and employees to pay tax for personal email and internet use on...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finalized regulations for 403(b) plan could be out by summer and are expected to change the way the education and non-profit plans are...

February 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors have filed separate lawsuits against Tyson Foods and Cisco Systems over allegations the firms used stock option grants to illegally funnel...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that a county's Department of Social Services did not violate...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California-based Pacific Life is now offering a Roth 401(k) option for its Individual(k) program for self-employed business owners and their spouses.

February 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a $1.4 billion deficit in San Diego's beleaguered pension system, Mayor Dick Murphy wants to freeze wages and roll back pension...

May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A female employee has filed suit against Toyota Motor North America president and chief executive, Hideaki Otaka, claiming sexual harassment.

May 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401kDIRECT has introduced Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that will be available to qualified plans via the plan's 401k broker, RIA, TPA, CPA or...

May 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesmart Inc. has announced that it now provides full support for Roth 401(k) plans.

January 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight out of 10 corporate communications professionals agree that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has changed the nature of their jobs.