Compliance | July 2nd, 2007 Lawyer Loses ERISA Claim against Firm July 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former partner of the Holland & Knight law firm who sued over allegations he...
Compliance | June 29th, 2007 Court Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Inquiry June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked a state agency from looking into whether an...
Compliance | June 29th, 2007 Court Blocks MA Benefits Discrimination Inquiry June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked a state agency from looking into whether an...
Compliance | June 29th, 2007 Judge Refuses to Dismiss Grace Age-Based Firing Suit June 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A suit alleging a company violated federal laws by firing an employee shortly before he...
Compliance | June 22nd, 2007 Two Firms Face ERISA Suits over Stock Plan Administration June 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Law firms have announced investigations into possible fiduciary breaches under the Employee Retirement Income Security...
Compliance | June 21st, 2007 Judge Overturns Benefits Denial for Drug-Related Accident June 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in the state of Washington has overturned a decision by an accidental...
Compliance | June 20th, 2007 Purchase of Company Assets at Low Price no Fiduciary Breach to ESOP June 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has found that participants of...
Compliance | June 19th, 2007 U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Key 401(k) Fiduciary Breach Case June 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a closely watched case that could settle a key area of pension law affecting...
Compliance | June 14th, 2007 Southwest Airlines Cleared of Discrimination Allegations June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines...
Compliance | June 14th, 2007 LTD Plan Loses Appeal for Failure to Consider Mental Capacity June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a long-term disability (LTD) plan administrator abused...
Compliance | June 14th, 2007 Southwest Airlines Cleared of Discrimination Allegations June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out a lawsuit by a former Southwest Airlines...
Compliance | June 14th, 2007 Miscalculation of Benefits not a Fiduciary Breach June 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has determined that miscalculations of pension...
Compliance | June 12th, 2007 Supreme Court: Plan Mergers Considered an Alternative to Termination June 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a bankrupt paper company had no fiduciary duty to...
Compliance | June 8th, 2007 Dead Man's Parents Eligible for Accidental Death Benefits June 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though a Colorado man's blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit...
Compliance | June 7th, 2007 Cashed-Out Participants Still Have ERISA Legal Standing June 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a ruling described as the first of its kind by a federal appellate court,...
Compliance | June 6th, 2007 Principal Revenue Sharing Suit Gets Moved to Iowa June 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court lawsuit against the Principal Financial Group over fiduciary breach allegations connected with...
Compliance | May 25th, 2007 Fiduciaries Rebuffed in 401(k) Forfeiture Account Usage May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Virginia has rebuffed efforts by two executives and admitted fiduciaries of...
Compliance | May 18th, 2007 Appellate Court Overturns Document Production Fine May 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a $9,800 fine against an employer for not...
Products | May 17th, 2007 FreeERISA Updates Third Round of 2005 Form 5500s May 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FreeERISA.com, a Web site where visitors can view retirement and welfare benefit information, has updated...
Benefits | May 17th, 2007 FreeERISA Updates Third Round of 2005 Form 5500s May 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FreeERISA.com, a Web site where visitors can view retirement and welfare benefit information, has updated...