Compliance | September 5th, 2006 US Appeals Court Rejects Halliburton's Request to Reduce Retiree Benefits September 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that Halliburton could not alter retiree health...
Compliance | August 23rd, 2006 Court Rejects Discrimination Suit Against Prudential Plan August 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that a company did not breach its...
Compliance | August 21st, 2006 Court Finds SPD Created Expectations of Benefits August 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that accidental death...
Compliance | August 11th, 2006 Sprint Settles $29M Suit with Plan Participants Claiming Fiduciary Breach August 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Judge gave his nod to a settlement by Sprint Nextel Corp. to...
Compliance | August 4th, 2006 ERISA Claim is Time-barred in Spite of Disclosure Violation August 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that, though a pension plan violated its...
Compliance | August 4th, 2006 Judge Agrees Lack of SPD Caused Coverage Lapse August 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Virginia ruled that an employer breached...
Compliance | July 26th, 2006 Global Crossing Settlement Treasury Grows by $99M July 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new set of defendants in ongoing securities litigation against Global Crossing have agreed to...
Compliance | July 21st, 2006 Court Says Advice Satisfies the Law in Milwaukee Pension Case July 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wisconsin District 1 Court of Appeals has ruled that the advice the Milwaukee County...
Compliance | June 30th, 2006 SPARK Issues 'Best Practices' for Trade Monitoring by RK June 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute announced it has developed 'best practices' for frequent trading monitoring by retirement...
Compliance | June 29th, 2006 Kmart Settles Company Stock Lawsuit June 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Judge has approved an $11.75 million settlement of a lawsuit against Kmart...
Compliance | June 27th, 2006 DoL Seeks Restoration for ESOP Plan of SC Company June 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has brought a lawsuit against Hagemeyer North America Inc. in...
Compliance | June 21st, 2006 Court Turns Down Participant Claim for Account Restoration June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's ruling that a...
Compliance | June 21st, 2006 Feds sue ex-CEO over Mishandled 401(k) Assets June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) is suing Richard Baldyga, former president and CEO of a...
Compliance | June 12th, 2006 Court: Early Retirement Program not Being Considered When Employee Retired June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's ruling that a...
Compliance | June 6th, 2006 NY High Court Affirms $1.6M Judgment for Deutsche Bank June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision to grant $1.6 million...
Compliance | June 2nd, 2006 Court Rules that Participant's ERISA Rights Supersede State Prison's Order June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals found that Michigan prisoners' rights as participants in...
Compliance | May 31st, 2006 First Wife Gets Plan Participant's Benefits May 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a deceased pension plan participant's first...
Compliance | May 26th, 2006 Chemical Company Breached Pension Terms by Switching Lump-Sum Payment Interest Rates May 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court judge in Philadelphia ruled that Hercules Inc. may have to pay...
Compliance | May 18th, 2006 Lack of Proof of Good Health Reason for LTD Benefit Denial May 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has upheld a long term disability...
Compliance | May 17th, 2006 Employers Can Run Sick Leave Concurrently with FMLA Time Off May 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that The Family and Medical Leave...