Compliance | April 7th, 2008 Federal Judge Throws Out Part of RadioShack Stock Drop Suit April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out part of case by 401(k) participants against...
Compliance | April 4th, 2008 Appellate Court Allows Stock Drop Suit to Move Forward April 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants in a stock-drop case against medical products manufacturer Baxter International Inc. have won...
Compliance | April 3rd, 2008 Company Stock Exclusion not Warranted by Tribune Fraud Revelation April 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court ruling that Tribune...
Compliance | March 28th, 2008 NJ High Court Hears Smith Barney Company Stock Forfeiture Challenge March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Supreme Court justices are considering whether a Smith Barney company stock policy in...
Compliance | February 12th, 2008 Loss from Delay in Distribution of Stock not Eligible for ERISA Relief February 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has found a former 401(k)...
Compliance | February 5th, 2008 Company Stock Price not only Factor in ERISA Prudent Rule Standard February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently held that employer W.R. Grace...
Benefits | February 1st, 2008 Wal-Mart Enrollment Shows Healthy Trends February 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. says that the number of associates who now have health care coverage...
Compliance | February 1st, 2008 Judge OKs GM 401(k) Stock Drop Settlement February 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has tentatively approved a settlement in a suit over the investment of...
Compliance | January 7th, 2008 Plan Fiduciaries not Required to Announce Own Stock Sale to Participants January 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision that plan fiduciaries...
Compliance | January 3rd, 2008 IRS Publishes Company Stock Diversification Guidance January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to enact Pension Protection Act (PPA)-mandated changes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Compliance | January 3rd, 2008 IRS Publishes Company Stock Diversification Guidance January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to enact Pension Protection Act (PPA)-mandated changes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
Compliance | December 19th, 2007 IRS Extends Relief for Employer Stock Account Diversification December 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended transitional relief for defined contribution plans subject to...
Benefits | December 18th, 2007 Morgan Stanley Target of Stock Drop Lawsuit December 18, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York law firm has filed a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley and its 401(k)...
Compliance | December 12th, 2007 9th Circuit Again Approves Wal-Mart Gender Discrim Class Action December 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has once again upheld the designation of a giant class of...
Compliance | December 11th, 2007 Supreme Court to Review Wal-Mart ADA Hiring Case December 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's high court has agreed to decide whether federal disabilities law requires employers to...
Benefits | November 6th, 2007 Suit: Citi Stock Drop Cost 401(k) Participants $1.3B November 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citigroup, which suffered a recent management shakeup over its subprime mortgage crisis fallout, has been...
Benefits | November 5th, 2007 Merrill Travails Draw Company Stock Investigation November 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The recent tumult at Merrill Lynch - and the resulting drop on the financial giant's...
Compliance | November 1st, 2007 Forced Sale of Employer Stock no Fiduciary Breach November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled that plan fiduciaries...
Compliance | October 11th, 2007 SCOOTER Store ESOP Participants Claim Fiduciary Breach by CEO October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chief executive of SCOOTER Store, Inc. had insider information about the federal government's investigation...
Compliance | October 10th, 2007 Court: No Need to Question 14,000+ 401(k) Class Action Participants October 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efforts by a health care products manufacturer to get details from more than 14,000 401(k)...