Compliance

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has cleared the way for a participant invested in a company stock fund to pursue a fiduciary breach...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have approved mental health coverage parity bills, but lawmakers still have to iron out differences...

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts appellate court has overturned a lower court ruling that refused to certify as a class action an employee lawsuit against Wal-Mart...

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, members of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee asked that certain...

September 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that early retirees do not have vested rights to retirement health benefits, so they...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the seventh appellate panel to rule that participants who have cashed out their defined contribution...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Library of Congress violated Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for a pension plan that covers more than 950 former employees of Consumers Distributing.

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to boost investor confidence in the face of a market crisis, federal securities regulators took the dramatic step Friday of...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free webcast next week to help employers and plan administrators...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Falling in line with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its earlier decision...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the nation's private-sector pension insurer, has assumed responsibility for the pension plan that covers about 760 former...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday announced it had decided to relax previously announced restrictions on how the agency would issue opinion...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five ballot initiatives on Colorado's November general election ballot could have a substantial impact on employers in the state, according to a client...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Congressional watchdog agency has recommended the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) simplify its IRA rules so more people can take advantage of the...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a young woman who died from an asbestos-related illness that she allegedly contracted...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Coca-Cola Company acted reasonably in reducing participants' long-term disability (LTD) benefits based on...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 during a Thursday session.