Compliance

October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the effect of an advertising scandal on the Tribune Company's bottom line was minimal, those running two of its 401(k) plans did...

October 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of US senators has introduced a bill designed to eliminate the pension gap for women.

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) did not discriminate against...

October 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies with nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDC) will now have an extra year to make sure they're complying with the proposed regulations under...

October 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has denied the petition for writ of certiorari by giant Chicago law firm Sidley Austin, the New York Law...

October 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York has approved a $100-million settlement in a 401(k) fiduciary responsibilities breach case against AOL Time Warner.

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court denied a petition to hear a case in which the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that...

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced it has assumed responsibility for the Levitz Furniture Corp. Employees' Retirement Plan.

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michigan employers who want to give rewards to workers for their healthy behavior like stopping smoking and losing weight can now do so...

October 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that employees designated permanently as shift supervisors would not be covered by a federal law...

October 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some experts predict the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) final version of the first phase of its pension accounting rule changes will further...

October 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While industry experts generally applaud the work done by Department of Labor (DoL) rulemakers on the recently released default investment option safe harbor...

September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled that the cash balance pension plan sponsored by World Color Press Inc....

September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) have introduced a bill that will extend federal benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees.

September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have announced that active duty military reservists no longer have to pay the 10% early withdrawal fee as called for in...

September 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved the $445 million settlement in a class action suit filed against HealthSouth...

September 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators this week gave final approval to the much anticipated redemption fee rule amendments designed to help funds enforce bans against market...

September 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House Committee voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would allow employers and employees put more money toward health savings accounts, as...

September 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that a morbidly obese person can only prevail in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination lawsuit...

September 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision dismissing a sexual discrimination claim by a terminated Illinois hospital worker, determining...