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August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amending an employee injury plan to place a cap on the amount of benefits available did not violate ERISA.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Synygy Inc, a provider of Enterprise Incentive Management (EIM) software, has announced the availability Synygy EIM 100, a Web-based tool to assist companies...

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Employees of a Washington state company have won a nearly $2-million settlement of an ERISA lawsuit against their employer for selling a "diversified" portfolio...

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Applied Learning Labs, Inc has announced the release of a dialogue-based 401(k)-communication tool, the 401(k) Knowledge Map.

August 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ERISA does not completely preempt a participant's state law medical malpractice claim involving mixed eligibility and treatment decisions.

January 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge fund administrator Hemisphere now features an enhanced hedge fund platform.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSPOR.com) - A Georgia firefighter suspended in an alleged violation of the First Amendment has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to hear his case.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - States should have the right to regulate medical necessity treatment decisions made by health maintenance organizations as a "core power" without it being...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former employee doesn't deserve benefits under a special severance plan designed to trigger in the event of a "change in control," if...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit accusing American Skandia Life Assurance Corp. of misleading investors about the appropriateness of tax-deferred variable annuities for retirement plans has been...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Big Blue got a black eye from a federal judge today, who ruled that IBM's pension plan conversion and operating assumptions violated age...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US jobless picture continued to brighten last week as initial jobless claims dipped to the lowest level since February.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continuing to ride the ever-escalating wave of benefit costs, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for total compensation rose 0.9% from March 2003 to...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Looking to rein in the escalating health-care costs and enhance the overall health of the workforce, the majority of large employers in the...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former senior managing director at UK brokerage house Cantor Fitzgerald, who alleged his foul-mouthed boss drove him from his job, was awarded...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's domestic partnership registration law does not preempt a San Francisco ordinance requiring city contractors to provide nondiscriminatory benefits to employees with registered...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smith Barney's Consulting Group is adding some more products to its managed money menu of financial services.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has launched the Fidelity Advisor Freedom Funds, a series of five target-timeline funds tied to specific target dates.

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group announced a dramatic expansion of its exchange-traded VIPER share lineup as well as the launch of a large-capitalization index fund...

July 31, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though ERISA did not completely preempt wrongful discharge claims by a former employee, a federal appeals court found ERISA provisions still do...