Compliance | October 5th, 2007 Nationwide Fiduciary Breach Suit Survives a New Challenge October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has cleared the way for the trustees of five 401(k)...
Compliance | October 2nd, 2007 Supreme Court Seeks Comment on AT&T Anti-Cutback Rule Case October 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General's office to comment on an appeal...
Compliance | September 27th, 2007 Discount Rate Used in Cash Balance Conversion not up to Plan Sponsor September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has found that a company's...
Compliance | September 17th, 2007 Appellate Judges Set Out New Benefits Review Standard September 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a sweeping ruling that sets out a new framework for how judges should decide...
Compliance | September 17th, 2007 Doctor Assessed over $170K in Civil Penalties for not Providing Plan Info September 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama assessed a civil penalty of...
Compliance | September 10th, 2007 Court: Sale of Subsidiary Does Not Mean Shedding Benefits Responsibilities September 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Bowater Inc. did not give up...
Compliance | September 7th, 2007 Court OKs Service-Based Retirement Definition for Cash Balance Plan September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has determined a cash balance...
Compliance | August 31st, 2007 Court Finds Document Made from PowerPoint Slides is not an SPD August 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has rejected the accidental death benefit...
Compliance | August 29th, 2007 More Cashed-Out Participants Get Go Ahead for Fiduciary Breach Claim August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who have cashed out of their employer-sponsored retirement plans but still want to bring...
Compliance | August 27th, 2007 Court Orders Wal-Mart to Provide Employee's Stepchild Medical Benefits August 27, 2007 (PL.ANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York has determined that a...
Compliance | August 20th, 2007 Securities Filings References in SPDs can Support Fiduciary Breach Suits August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While corporate financial disclosures may only be required under federal securities law, a plan sponsor...
Compliance | August 20th, 2007 Court Finds no Abuse of Discretion in Accidental Death Benefits Denial August 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has determined that AIG Life...
Compliance | August 17th, 2007 NY Lawyer's Benefit Battle Brought Back to Life August 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has reinstated claims by a partner at an Oyster Bay, New...
Compliance | August 15th, 2007 COLAs Must be Included in Lump-Sum Benefits for DB Participants August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) provided to...
Compliance | August 13th, 2007 UTC Fee Case Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling August 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has handed 401(k) participants involved in a plan fee suit...
Compliance | August 9th, 2007 DoL Sues Orlando Firm over $2.5M in Inappropriate Plan Loans August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has filed suit against an Orlando company and the...
Compliance | August 8th, 2007 Widow Gets OK to Pursue Wrongful Benefits Denial Claim August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Delaware has cleared the way for a woman whose husband was...
Compliance | August 7th, 2007 Judge Formally Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Probe August 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston federal judge has issued an injunction blocking an investigation by the Massachusetts Commission...
Compliance | August 6th, 2007 Court: Participant Can Still Sue Despite PBGC as DB Plan Trustee August 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a defined benefit plan participant can still pursue...
Compliance | August 6th, 2007 Court: Participant Can Still Sue Despite PBGC as DB Plan Trustee August 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a defined benefit plan participant can still pursue...