Compliance

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that will provide the first boost to the minimum wage in 10 years, CNS...

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Virginia has rebuffed efforts by two executives and admitted fiduciaries of a 401(k) plan to apply a $39,000 plan...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire Senate approved a plan Thursday that would mean a 2 ½% increase for retirees this year, the Associated Press reported.

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vermont firefighters diagnosed with certain types of cancer will be eligible for workers' compensation benefits for up to 10 years after retirement, according...

May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former owner of Viewpoint Skylights, Solariums, Greenhouses Inc., was charged with 18 counts of embezzling 401(k) assets, fraud and tax evasion following...

May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court decision throwing out a hiring discrimination suit against the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rules permitting distributions to pension plan participants upon attainment of normal retirement...

May 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill that would give prescription contraceptives the same insurance coverage as other prescriptions won a victory in the Oregon House and now...

May 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal grand jury in Nashville has returned a 78-count superseding indictment against the former CEO of Tennessee corporate benefits administrator 1Point Solutions...

May 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a $9,800 fine against an employer for not providing plan documents to a participant, finding that...

May 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is allowing the progression of a class action suit...

May 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Texas House threw its support behind a measure that would force the state's pension funds to divest their holdings in companies doing...

May 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers for International Paper Company (IPC) - one of a series of legal targets for class-action participant lawsuits filed last year alleging excessive...

May 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Canadian plasterer who was rendered a paraplegic after contracting the West Nile virus is entitled to benefits from his workplace group accident...

May 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Washington Governor Christine Gregoire has given her approval to a paid family leave program, making the state the second after California to offer...

May 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Missouri has upheld a health benefits denial decision in a workplace plan because a college student was only taking...

May 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed legislation Wednesday that allows domestic partnerships for same-sex couples, affording them at least some of the benefits to...

May 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has released a new Web-based tool to help employers and workers calculate overtime pay,...

May 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a U.S. Commerce Department official was within her rights when she conducted a Google Internet search...

May 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Missouri state Senate passed a tapered-back version of an income tax exemption on Social Security benefits and some retirement benefits, according to...