Compliance | August 1st, 2008 DoL Sues the Brown Schools for Failure to Forward Employee Contributions August 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued fiduciaries of the 401(k) plan of The Brown...
Compliance | July 30th, 2008 Plan Violated Fiduciary Duty by Not Fully Revealing Distribution Options July 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The family of a grocery store employee who later died from cancer has won a...
Benefits | July 29th, 2008 Whirlpool Sues Union to Modify Retiree Medical Benefits July 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whirlpool Corporation has filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking judgment that its modification...
Benefits | July 27th, 2008 PD08: Keeping Participants Informed – The Art of Disclosure Recent legislation and regulatory action is pushing plan sponsors and providers to offer increased disclosure about fees and other issues....
Benefits | July 27th, 2008 PD08: Best Practices to Protect Against ERISA Lawsuits One of the chief concerns for plan sponsors and providers, besides getting their participants to a successful retirement, is making...
Compliance | July 22nd, 2008 Another Circuit Says Cashed-out Participants Have Right to Sue July 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the latest federal appellate court to decide...
Compliance | July 17th, 2008 Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold QDRO Ruling July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a motion for permission to file a friend of the court brief, the American...
Compliance | July 9th, 2008 Court Dismisses Age Bias Claims Against Hybrid Plan July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ruled the pension equity formula...
Compliance | July 7th, 2008 Court Denies Interest on Benefit Paid 12 Years After Death July 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has denied a request by a...
Compliance | June 20th, 2008 Administrators Only Required to Provide Documents Governing Plans June 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled that a plan administrator...
Compliance | June 17th, 2008 Cashed-Out Participants Keep Legal Standing in ERISA June 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that employees don't lose the right to pursue individual...
Compliance | May 30th, 2008 OT Eligibility Decision not Intended to Reduce Company Match May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Minnesota has cleared an employer of Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
Compliance | May 29th, 2008 Allstate Agents Dealt Legal Setback in Employment Status Case May 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A nearly seven-year legal fight between Allstate Insurance Co. and its agents over their employment...
Compliance | May 28th, 2008 ERISA Equitable Relief Case Recommended to Supreme Court May 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement is recommending the Supreme Court hear a case involving...
Compliance | May 28th, 2008 Program Providing Reimbursement of Phone Services for Retirees is an ERISA Plan May 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has determined that a telephone...
Compliance | May 22nd, 2008 Fiduciary Liability Claim Dismissed in US Airways Suit May 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia has determined the Pension Benefit...
Compliance | May 15th, 2008 Court Rejects Revival of Company Stock Case Based on LaRue Ruling May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama rejected the attempt by an...
Compliance | May 13th, 2008 Court: ERISA Trumps PA Probate Law May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania state appellate court has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...
Compliance | May 5th, 2008 Supreme Court Considers Conflict for Plan Administrators That are Also Payers May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case to determine how much the...
Compliance | May 5th, 2008 Unpaid Contributions Constitutes ERISA Theft May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of two retirement plan...