Compliance

June 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland's highest court has approved a Montgomery County law extending benefits to domestic partners. The decision was seen as a significant victory for...

June 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has approved a $31-million settlement in a nationwide gender and age discrimination lawsuit against American Express Co.'s financial advisers unit,...

June 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has rolled out some new initiatives designed to help plan sponsors - particularly smaller employers - successfully...

June 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations (TD 8954) that allow defined contribution and combined defined contribution/defined benefit retirement plans to...

May 6, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The airline industry may be seeking legislation that will allow commercial airlines to put off making any catch-up contributions to their underfunded pension...

May 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania judges awarding child support should include an employee's 401(k) contributions and the employer's match when determining the person's income, an appeals court...

May 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of ex-Pan Am workers and retirees that has been battling the federal pension insurer over the size of its members' pension...

April 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has released the final version of new significantly simpler rules governing money that retirement savers are required to withdraw...

March 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minnesota company's policy of providing 26 weeks of income to disabled workers may constitute an ERISA regulated benefit plan, a federal judge...

March 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Congressional bill designed to create reemployment accounts of up to $3,000 to help jobless Americans find work passed another legislative hurdle with...

March 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversial tenure of Janet Rehnquist as inspector general at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is apparently drawing to...

March 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The finances of the nation's pension insurance fund have never been stronger, according to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

March 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Representative Ben Cardin (D-Md.) made the case for pension reform Wednesday, focusing on the needs and benefits of small business before a House...

March 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Discharged employees of a bankrupt company's successor were not entitled to payment of incentive bonuses out of the former employer's bankruptcy proceeds, according...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Republican lawmakers have unveiled Congressional proposals to allow non-salaried workers to choose paid time off instead of cash for overtime work as...

February 5, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The 3rd US Circuit Court has agreed to review a discrimination suit against DiamlerChrysler, after finding the plaintiff was not accurately notified of her...

May 2, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2003-20, describing changes to reporting and withholding requirements for Section 457(b) eligible deferred compensation plans.

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal legislation has been introduced to provide self-employed Americans better access to healthcare through the elimination of self-employment taxes on health insurance premiums.

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is updating access, outreach and enforcement services to the limited English proficient (LEP) employer and employee...

May 1, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation policies for money managers at California's two large public pension plans are up for "structural changes" following a court ruling.