Compliance

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a plan administrator is not required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

November 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Alaska is asking its high court to decide if it must amend proposed regulations providing benefits for same-sex domestic partners...

November 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The BISYS Group announced Friday that it and staff members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have hammered out a $25.1...

November 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday in Revenue Procedure 2006-49 announced the standard mileage rates for 2007.

November 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that two former divisional sales managers for Hecht's Department Stores failed to prove they were laid off...

November 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that a cash balance plan sponsored by JPMorgan Chase &...

October 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged auto parts supplier Delphi Corporation and 13 individuals with fraud in connection with a scheme...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A West Hartford, Connecticut man, who was convicted of charges in connection with a Connecticut state pension fund scandal, has been sentenced to...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that insurance claims adjusters are exempt from overtime pay under the Fair...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has rebuffed the latest effort by FleetBoston Financial Corp. to derail a lawsuit charging that its cash balance plan discriminates...

October 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ruled that, even though the surviving spouse of a retirement plan participant waived...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration has adopted a final class exemption expanding the opportunities for securities lending between pension plans,...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Court of Appeals of Virginia has determined that an employee who decided to forego an emergency room wait after a work-related accident...

October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that a 401(k) plan participant who chose not to elect company...

October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court that the demotion of a former postmaster with the US...

October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by a consumer advocacy group accuses health insurer Aetna Inc. of trying to sell plans to employers that...

October 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal   officials on Friday distributed their second round of   regulatory guidance about how to deal with legal issues   regarding health...

October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Dutch law that obligates pension funds to determine assets and liabilities on the basis of market rates will be effective as...

October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions has agreed to pay $155 million plus interest to settle charges it submitted false claims and paid...

October 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that an employee's claim for benefits for medical treatment of work-induced Carpal Tunnel...