Compliance

April 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's determination that miscalculations of pension benefits by a human resources employee...

April 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. House committee has given its stamp of approval to a measure giving federal workers four weeks of paid parental leave and...

April 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The version of a 401(k) fee disclosure bill passed by a U.S. House committee Wednesday includes a controversial provision mandating that plan sponsors...

April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Simply because an employee had been with a company for a long time did not legally change his status as an "at will"...

April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has reminded defined benefit plan sponsors about the requirement to file a special form when a required...

April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court that found an employee who tested positive for drug use...

April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House of Representatives Tuesday approved tax legislation that would require trustees of health savings accounts (HSAs) to show that distributions from the...

April 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vermont Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court decision to dismiss claims brought by an Ethan Allen factory worker whose hand was...

April 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge hearing a lawsuit by Milwaukee County over the quality of Mercer's advice on its defined benefit pension plan has turned...

April 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has determined a former bank president breached his fiduciary duty to the bank's...

April 15, 2008 ((b)lines) - An adviser has some charter school clients that have been utilizing the DoL safe harbor in Labor Reg. § 2510.3-2(f) regarding being considered...

April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AK Steel has appealed a ruling by a federal judge in Ohio that the company erroneously cut the pension benefits due to widows...

April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Education and Labor Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation to ensure that American workers have clear and complete information about...

April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Chicago against Chicago-based AA Capital Partners Inc. and its...

April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of regulators' continuing efforts to flesh out the Pension Protection Act's (PPA) mandates, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday issued...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amelia Island, FL - Those waiting for additional guidance from the IRS dealing with 403(b) model plan language or information sharing agreements shouldn't...

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a bill passed by state lawmakers Wednesday, most Floridians would be able to take their guns to work.

April 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Californians who don't have access to a retirement savings plan at work could be able to set up a 401(k)-style account through the...

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Charlotte construction contractor has been hit with $153,000 in penalties and fines and sentenced to one year of federal probation after pleading...

April 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses wondering about the best retirement plan design have a new resource from the government.