Benefits Challenge Denied – Again
November 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two former Quaker Oats Co. employees fighting to receive additional pension benefits they say were...
Tag: ERISA
Court Upholds Felony Exclusion Application in DUI Case
November 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The administrator of an accidental death benefit plan with a felony exclusion has been cleared...
CEO Had no Obligation to Resign as Fiduciary of Health Plan
November 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah has determined that the CEO of...
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National Coalition on Benefits Set to Preserve ERISA Standards
November 6, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Benefits Council (ABC) has announced the launch of the National Coalition on Benefits,...
Derivative Action Certification not Available for Fiduciary Breach Claim
November 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has rejected a plan participant's motion...
Court: DB Participant Can't Sue for Excessive Fees
November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa ruled that a defined benefit...
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Citigroup Hit with 401(k) Suit over ERISA Violations
October 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citigroup has been hit with a lawsuit alleging the financial services giant committed a variety...
Bad Benefits Estimate Not a Fiduciary Breach
October 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Ford Motor Company employee who contested a mistaken November 2002 pension benefits calculation lost...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to FedEx Ground Drivers
October 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FedEx Corp has promised to appeal the recent decision by a federal judge in Indiana...
District Court Ordered to Consider Self-Funded Plans' 'Antagonistic Interests'
October 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a trial judge to reconsider his...
Nationwide Fiduciary Breach Suit Survives a New Challenge
October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has cleared the way for the trustees of five 401(k)...
Supreme Court Seeks Comment on AT&T Anti-Cutback Rule Case
October 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General's office to comment on an appeal...
Discount Rate Used in Cash Balance Conversion not up to Plan Sponsor
September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has found that a company's...
Appellate Judges Set Out New Benefits Review Standard
September 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a sweeping ruling that sets out a new framework for how judges should decide...
Doctor Assessed over $170K in Civil Penalties for not Providing Plan Info
September 17, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama assessed a civil penalty of...
Court: Sale of Subsidiary Does Not Mean Shedding Benefits Responsibilities
September 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Bowater Inc. did not give up...
Court OKs Service-Based Retirement Definition for Cash Balance Plan
September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has determined a cash balance...
Court Finds Document Made from PowerPoint Slides is not an SPD
August 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has rejected the accidental death benefit...
More Cashed-Out Participants Get Go Ahead for Fiduciary Breach Claim
August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees who have cashed out of their employer-sponsored retirement plans but still want to bring...
Court Orders Wal-Mart to Provide Employee's Stepchild Medical Benefits
August 27, 2007 (PL.ANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York has determined that a...