Compliance

December 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has concurred with a lower court's dismissal of a case alleging that General Motors (GM) discriminated...

December 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court panel has cleared a disability pension benefit plan's administrative committee of any wrongdoing by denying benefits to a woman...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though it had lawfully fired an employee for not disclosing his criminal history, Pacific Bell later violated federal law by not then...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Wednesday released additional guidance on how to figure out the fair market value of an annuity contract that has...

December 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that a man who claimed he was terminated in violation of...

December 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the employer's stock option plan was not an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-governed welfare or benefit program, an employee can't sue...

December 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state court jury has hit Wal-Mart Stores with a $172 million verdict for not giving about 116,000 current and ex-employees an...

December 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton for the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied a plaintiff's motion for class certification...

December 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A European Commission official asserted that member countries may want to move to flexible retirement ages.

December 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Ohio state court jury has awarded the Buckeye State's teachers' retirement plan $7.8 million in damages against pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Medco...

December 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A commercial fishing enterprise in Alaska was recently fined $11,700 for violating child labor laws by carrying its fish back to shore.

December 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has issued final regulations interpreting the law that protects employment and reemployment rights and benefits of service...

December 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a budget plan that includes a $3,750 per participant fee for employers who terminate their pension...

December 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK authorities have announced that employers operating defined benefit plans would pay a total of £575 million ($1.01 billion) to finance the pension...

December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that a pension plan retiree may not substitute his current wife for...

December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill to ease up on some of the requirements governing health savings accounts (HSAs) has been introduced in the US House.

December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motivated by the fact that their former House colleague Randy "Duke" Cunningham will be able to keep his pension benefits after pleading guilty...

December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives approved today by a vote of 294-132, HR 2830, or the Pension Protection Act.

December 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has ruled that a voluntary early retirement plan sponsor was correct in denying...

December 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Connecticut federal judge has refused to throw out criminal charges against a defendant who was involved in a scandal with the state...