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July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new IRS Revenue Ruling says a Profit Sharing Plan violates vesting requirements and possibly other Internal Revenue Code sections if it imposes...

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Mutual Corp. agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit claiming a male former employee was sexually harassed by a female coworker.

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mother's Work Inc., a maternity clothing manufacturer, and a former manager who alleges she was fired because of her pregnancy reached a settlement...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a document providing Americans With Disabilities (ADA) guidance concerning employees with cancer.

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension reform plan advanced Tuesday by US House Democrats calls for "middle and working-class families" to get a government match of $1...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that Union Pacific Railroad's exclusion of prescription contraceptives and related services from its health plans constitutes sexual discrimination.

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A female sales executive who claims Internet search firm Google discriminated against her because she was pregnant has filed a federal court lawsuit...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Jersey state Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling in deciding that a casino did not discriminate against a female employee...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While other surveys have bemoaned the fact that many American workers aren't saving enough for retirement, a new poll suggests baby boomers also...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate Finance Committee has approved a pension reform proposal requiring companies to fully fund their defined benefit pension plans and giving...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems Inc. has formed a new subsidiary, WMSI Securities LLC, a registered broker/dealer and member of the National Association of Securities...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has launched Retirement Strategies, a 401(k) plan product designed for small- to mid-size businesses.

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Benefits and compensation professionals need to be prepared for a significant increase in responsibilities across many areas in the future, according to a new survey...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While much is written about how participants don't save enough for retirement, for many, a growing concern is how to deal with situations...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced a bipartisan attempt to provide some relief, and some reforms, for the nation's private...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois affirmed a bankruptcy court's previous ruling that approved the...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An engineering firm executive who insisted on calling an Arabic employee by American names - over the man's objections - committed employment discrimination,...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In spite of the new stock option expensing rule of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), 89% of public technology companies say they...

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can take a look at the latest version of the Form 5500 as released Monday.

July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas steelworkers union has agreed to a new three-year contract with Lone Star Steel Co. that expands the company's pension program and...