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August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Arizona's highest court has overturned a state law making it harder to qualify for workers' compensation benefits if under the...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled for former Assistant US Attorney John Carver, finding the US Justice Department guilty of age...

December 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey, nearly two-thirds (65%) of plan sponsors feel that the third party administrator (TPA) firm they work with makes...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension plan funded ratios moved up dramatically in July, driven by strong equity returns and increasing long bond yields, according to the...

December 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Edward D. Jones & Co. has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and the National Association of...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has decided that the state's discrimination law applies to a cosmetics executive who refused to fire a sales associate...

August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has granted a former Nissan North America employee a chance to prove her case that she was discriminated against...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third party administrators (TPAs) and their plan sponsor clients who use the Schwab Retirement Technologies web application will now have access to Schwab's...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex has unveiled Paychex Premier Human Resources, a package of products that combines Paychex Administrative Services, the company's payroll and HR services product,...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schwab Institutional has taken the wraps off a new bundled managed account offering that provides independent fee-based advisors with access to institutional money...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian has added a new online retirement planning tool to its LifeWorks Online work-life and employee assistance program (EAP) Web site.

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of companies offering CIGNA's Healthy Rewards program have been getting a discount on health and wellness publications offered by the Mayo Clinic.

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA HealthCare is expanding to 16 markets around the country its CIGNA Care Network that offers consumer incentives for selecting specialists who meet...

November 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not surprisingly, San Diego's troubled pension fund has been a key topic of the city's mayoral race which will conclude with Tuesday's vote.

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has delayed implementation of the Securities and Exchange Commission's rule changing the makeup of...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent pro-gun lobbying group has called for a national boycott of energy giant ConocoPhillips because of its court fight over an Oklahoma...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Cendant Corp. employee who was outsourced to International Business Machines Corp. has run into a legal roadblock in his court fight...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates, an HR consultant, has announced changes to its own employee benefits intended to save the company $45 million annually.

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) is suing Boeing Corp. for early retirees' medical and pension benefits that were lost...

August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whirlpool Corp. has agreed to a settlement on claims that a test it used in its hiring process discriminated against about 800 African-American...