Compliance

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to throw out a $2.9 million 2005 jury verdict to four while male Philadelphia School District...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a pension plan change made just before the company's bankruptcy that pumped up benefits for certain...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress is considering a far-reaching reform that would give insurers a new right to scale back benefits by pre-empting state-mandated offerings.

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals has determined that a plan trustee did not breach his fiduciary duties by allowing participant investment...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that an employee's violent behavior after his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) request was denied was...

April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have released guidance on the parameters of the standard Medicare Part D drug benefit for 2007.

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, on behalf of itself and a group of civil rights organizations, filed a brief urging...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that a bank director was, in fact, a bank employee so he was prohibited from working...

April 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deducting amounts from the salaries of exempt employees, or requiring them to reimburse the company, for damage to or loss of company equipment...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer did not illegally interfere with a 55-year-old employee's right to pension benefits when it allegedly forced him to retire early.

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent US Senate Republican leading the ongoing effort to hammer out a House-Senate pension reform compromise bill predicted the conference committee's work...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California judge has denied class certification to a group of some 2,800 employees suing Home Depot for back overtime pay.

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a claim against Putnam Fiduciary Trust Co. as directed trustee of Cardinal...

April 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Wednesday signed into law an uninsured health care bill, but rejected a key provision assessing a $295-per worker...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California senate bill that strengthens shareholders' voting rights in publicly-traded corporations based in California and a congressional bill that would require company...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is April 21 for entities that fall under the...

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies in US Bankruptcy Court reorganization would have to seek court approval of any executive compensation package, such as stock option grants, before...

April 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court in Michigan has refused General Motors Corp.'s motion to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the company breached its fiduciary duties...

April 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of New York has held a father and son both liable for failing to forward...

April 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that a disability benefit plan administrator acted reasonably by depending...