Compliance

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While participants (and plan sponsors) nervously contemplated the impact of the market tumult on their retirement savings, Congress held a hearing on the...

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to hear the case of two former Quaker Oats Co. employees fighting to receive additional...

October 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has announced final rules under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) relating to distribution of 401(k)...

October 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill approved by the U.S. Senate would reform the way retirement benefits for federal employees based in Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories...

October 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said it is developing plan approval programs for 403(b) plans similar to the current programs offered for 401(a)...

October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New Jersey has declared a participant lawsuit against Schering-Plough Corp., over employee company stock investments, can be pursued as...

October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner of a Columbus, Ohio, company has pleaded guilty to not filing financial reports for the company's 401(k) plan as required by...

October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has granted class action certification to plaintiffs suing International Paper Co. for fiduciary...

October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compromise mental health parity legislation (H.R. 1424) has been joined with a Wall Street financial aid package that passed the U.S. Senate this...

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has sanctioned an excessive 401(k) fee lawsuit against Boeing Co. as a class action.

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) on Wednesday released a final rule financial reporting for union members about finances...

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Approximately four hundred U.S. colleges and universities will begin receiving compliance questionnaires from the Internal Revenue Service in the next few days.

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has assumed responsibility for the 73% funded pensions of nearly 1,200 workers and retirees of Marcal Paper Mills...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in the Pittsburgh area will have a chance to gain a better understanding of their fiduciary responsibilities next month.

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform legislation signed into law by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine that calls for a higher retirement age and new income...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has rejected claims that a San Francisco law requiring employers to pay a certain amount of employees' health care...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2008-82 providing guidance on qualified reservist distributions (QRDs) from health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and including...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury Department has opened its Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds, a program that will guarantee the share price of...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for participants in Caterpillar's 401(k) plan to pursue their fiduciary breach claims - but on issues...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has decided to extend its temporary halt on rulings and determination letters regarding the tax consequences of nonqualified deferred...