Compliance

May 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's state Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Golden State's marriage laws were discriminatory and that same-sex couples should be allowed to legally...

May 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is planning two free workshops designed to help Southern California-based employers comply with federal employee benefits law.

May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania state appellate court has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) trumps a Keystone State probate law calling for...

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Florida state appellate court has upheld a state trial judge ruling that the parents of a 16-year-old girl claiming she was raped...

May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance on the maximum contribution levels for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket...

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced it has obtained consent orders requiring trustees of the Cleveland-based Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 Pension...

May 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Getting turned down for a job transfer may be enough to sustain a workplace discrimination lawsuit under federal anti-discrimination laws, a federal appellate...

May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of legislative measures signed into law this week, Georgia small businesses can take a state tax credit for enrolling employees in...

May 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Michigan state Supreme Court has decided that providing health insurance benefits to same-sex domestic partners violates the marriage amendment of the state...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has dismissed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit alleging ExxonMobil violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal benefit plans regulators on Thursday assured plan sponsors that paying strict attention to plan reporting rules was actually to their advantage.

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A top Department of Labor (DoL) benefits regulator on Thursday revealed that the agency is studying ways to help 403(b) plan sponsors better...

May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill allowing the state of Connecticut to sponsor a 401(k) plan for small businesses apparently was a casualty of the last-minute scramble...

May 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Web site from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) contains an elaws advisor designed to help employers figure out which of...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor "Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities," a free compliance...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case to determine how much the conflict of a dual role of a plan...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Florida Legislature has approved a measure that would mandate the Sunshine State's public pension fund to invest up to $2 billion -...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of two retirement plan administrators for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania state House committee has approved a measure increasing pension benefits for 250,000 state government and public school retirees that is projected...

May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Friday signed legislation allowing employees in the state to take up to six weeks of paid leave...