Compliance

October 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case to determine if the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) protects recovered drug-addicts from discrimination...

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A material misrepresentation of a retirement incentive plan not yet implemented by the company given to an employee prior to their retirement constitutes...

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate to amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of domestic partner...

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Admitting that tax laws can be "complex," the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rolled out new materials to assist small businesses and plan...

October 8, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to temporarily replace the current pension fund liability benchmark until a permanent...

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds (71%) of respondents to a new survey say they would like have a payroll deduction option for college savings, but...

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another bankrupt steel producer has placed its underfunded pension plan in the hands of the nation's pension insurer.

August 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal pension investigators have demanded access to documents dating back in 1999 relating to pension benefits offered by the United Way of the...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), entered into in good faith, supercedes a beneficiary designation that entitled a pension plan's participant's former wife...

October 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former HR director of a New York City-based media services company who claimed she was fired after pointing out a 401(k) plan...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 2,000 employees of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPALCO) will be allowed to join a class-action case alleging that IPALCO improperly promoted...

October 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit brought by approximately 2,600 current and former black managers against Sodexho Marriot Services can continue, the Supreme Court ruled today.

May 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The $13.5 million in a rabbi trust set up by Outboard Marine Corp. rightfully belongs in Outboard's bankruptcy estate to help pay creditors,...

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant, who alleged his employer breached its fiduciary duty, waited too long to seek redress, according to a federal court.

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL)'s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) is unable to process around 5% of the Form 5500 Annual Reports...

April 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A government agency audit suggests that cash balance conversions may shortchange early retirees - but the impact of its findings may be exaggerated.

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate Finance Committee has agreed to reconsider a measure approved two weeks ago that would tax life insurance proceeds paid to...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate is now considering a bill to allow employers to give workers access to advice from their 401(k) plan investment advisor.

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United State Senate is expected to pass, in about 10 days, a bill that would bar discrimination by employers and insurers on...

October 3, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has voted to oppose President Bush's proposed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) white-collar exemption amendments.