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Massachusetts Embraces EGTRRA!

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The list of states still out of step with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) is one shorter,...
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Badgers Back EGTRRA

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This afternoon Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum signed into law a budget reform bill, which also happens to bring the Badger State into compliance...
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SPD Practices Trumps Worker Memory

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evidence that an employer routinely provided each new worker with a summary plan description (SPD) was enough to overcome a worker's claim that...
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Two Ralph's Plaintiffs Settle

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two of the six plaintiffs in one of the largest sexual harassment suits in US history have decided to call it a day.
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Bond ETFs Debut

July 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors have a new way to buy bonds, with today's launch of the first fixed income exchange traded funds.
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First Fixed Income ETFs to Trade Today

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) are scheduled to begin trading on the American Stock Exchange today, Barclays Global Investors (BGI) announced.
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Feds Issue HRA Tax Guidance

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.Com) - Workplace health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) have to be solely employer funded, can't be funded by salary reduction, and can only provide benefits for...
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Retiree Salary Hike Deemed Discriminatory

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that a New York state school district violated federal antidiscrimination laws by designing compensation plan that would encourage...
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Workers Lose Benefits Case

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of retired workers of a truck trailer manufacturer suffered a setback in their battle to receive free lifetime health coverage when...
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Guide for UK Pension Auditors Published

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK pension regulators have published a guide outlining the chief requirements of the Pensions Act 1995 and the role of auditors appointed under...
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Vacations Trump Retirement Savings

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More Americans are saving for a vacation jaunt to the south of France and trimming back their credit-card balances than salting away their...
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Option Participants Target WorldCom

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversy over alleged accounting irregularities at WorldCom is headed for court with an announcement that an ERISA law firm is set to...
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Enrollment Guide is Not an SPD Rules Court

February 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Using the plan enrollment guide for plan information because a participant claims she did not receive a copy of the summary plan description (SPD) does...
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Refco Securities Creates New Fund

February 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)—Refco Securities, LLC announced the S&P Managed Futures Index Fund, LP, a fund intended to seek investment returns by following the S&P Managed Futures Index...
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Home Depot to Recruit Older Workers

February 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Home Depot announced a partnership with AARP designed to increase the number of workers age 50 and older at the company.
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NACE Releases Survey of Starting Salaries

February 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring mangaers are wooing most college recruits with increases in starting salaries this year, with only a third of disciplines seeing a decrease...