Court Won't Hit Participants for ERISA Lawyers’ Fees
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Colorado has turned aside an employer’s demand that its lawyers be...
Tag: Cash Balance
New Cash Balance Claims Filed Too Late
April 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that cash balance plan participants waited too long...
New Regs May Warrant Reconsidering Cash Balance
March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The adoption of new cash balance plans had slowed to a trickle since the passage...
High Court Lets Stand Monsanto Cash Balance Ruling
March 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a requested review of an appellate court decision...
Industry Group Says Hybrid Plan Rules Should Encourage Plan Creation
January 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has submitted to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service...
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Bright Future Seen for Cash Balance Programs
January 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recently released rules by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should clear the path for...
Judge Settles on Alliant Payout Interest Rate
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Wisconsin has ordered Alliant Energy Corp. to use an 8.2% interest...
District Court Issues Order on Cash Balance Suit Damages
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has issued an order involving damages in a cash...
IRS Corrects Hybrid DB Plan Rule
December 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saying that a previous version of final regulations on hybrid defined benefit plans contain errors...
IRS Extends DB Amendment Deadline
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline for amending certain defined benefit plans...
Questions About Hybrid Plan Regulations?
November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Looking for insights on those new hybrid plan regulations?
IRS Issues Rules on Hybrid Retirement Plans
October 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed and final regulations concerning hybrid retirement plans.
Court Preserves Early Retirement Subsidy Notice Issue
September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has cleared Solvay Chemicals Inc. of wrongdoing in its cash balance...
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Cash Balance Plans Have Risk Mitigation Challenges
September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors who move to a cash balance plan from a traditional defined benefit (DB)...
Verizon Allowed to Fix Plan Drafting Mistake
August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Admitting it was creating “tension” with the plan documents rule in federal benefits law, a...
Monsanto Cash Balance Plan Cleared of Age-Bias Wrongdoing
August 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A provision in Monsanto Co.'s cash balance pension plan that cut off interest credits once...
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PSNC Talking Points
August 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even the most diligent registrant at the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC)...
Preliminary Approval Given to Settlement of WaMu Cash Balance Suit
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $20-million settlement of claims against Washington...
Court Dismisses Cash Balance ADEA Charges
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer’s cash balance plan did not cut older employees’ accrual rate because of age...
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Kravitz Brings Operations to New York Area
July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cash balance plan provider Kravitz announced it has opened a New York office to develop...