Ohio Business Owner Enters Plea on 401(k) Annual Reports Charge
October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner of a Columbus, Ohio, company has pleaded guilty to not filing financial reports...
Tag: ERISA
Appellate Court Declares San Fran Health Law not ERISA Pre-Empted
September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has rejected claims that a San Francisco law requiring employers to...
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Baltimore Energy Firm Probed for Stock Drop Allegations
September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh law firm is investigating allegations that a Baltimore energy company committed a fiduciary...
Early Retirees Non-vested in Health Benefits Lack ERISA Standing
September 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that early retirees do not have...
9th Circuit Joins Sister Courts in Ex-Participant ERISA Lawsuit Rulings
September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the seventh appellate panel to rule that...
11th Circuit Backtracks on Benefits Denial Review Standard
September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Falling in line with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, the 11th U.S....
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Law Firm Probing Memphis Investment Bank 401(k) over Stock Drop
September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pittsburgh law firm is probing whether there were violations of the Employee Retirement Income...
DoL to Offer Free Fiduciary Workshops for Small Businesses
September 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will provide a free workshop...
Lucent Did not Violate ERISA in Eliminating Death Benefit
August 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that Lucent Technologies did not violate...
Workers Misled into Resigning not Due Benefits
August 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York has ruled that an...
Court Moves Forward Eating Disorder Treatment Coverage Suits
August 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has flashed the green light for two class-action lawsuits challenging eating disorder...
DoL Sues the Brown Schools for Failure to Forward Employee Contributions
August 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued fiduciaries of the 401(k) plan of The Brown...
Plan Violated Fiduciary Duty by Not Fully Revealing Distribution Options
July 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The family of a grocery store employee who later died from cancer has won a...
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Whirlpool Sues Union to Modify Retiree Medical Benefits
July 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whirlpool Corporation has filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking judgment that its modification...
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PD08: Best Practices to Protect Against ERISA Lawsuits
One of the chief concerns for plan sponsors and providers, besides getting their participants to a successful retirement, is making...
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PD08: Keeping Participants Informed – The Art of Disclosure
Recent legislation and regulatory action is pushing plan sponsors and providers to offer increased disclosure about fees and other issues....
Another Circuit Says Cashed-out Participants Have Right to Sue
July 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the latest federal appellate court to decide...
Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold QDRO Ruling
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a motion for permission to file a friend of the court brief, the American...
Court Dismisses Age Bias Claims Against Hybrid Plan
July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ruled the pension equity formula...
Court Denies Interest on Benefit Paid 12 Years After Death
July 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has denied a request by a...