Plan in the Clear for Recouping $118,000 in Pension Overpayments
September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has rejected arguments from a retired American Airlines pilot that it wasn't...
Tag: ERISA
Wife Killer Not Entitled To Benefits
September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled that a retirement...
Azon Corp. to Restore ESOP Money
September 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Azon Corp. has agreed to a settlement of $9.35 million for employee stock ownership plan...
JPMorgan CoStocks K Plan Suit Dismissed
September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A court ruling in a case involving company stock in the K plan of JPMorgan...
Employer's 'Honest Error' Still Warrants Penalty Says Judge
September 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though an employer's failure to provide COBRA notice to a former employee was an...
Partial Plan Termination Not Discriminatory
September 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A district court judge threw out a participant's charge that he was specifically discriminated against...
Rulings Show Participants Invested in Co. Stock Have Recourse
August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two recent court rulings provide assurance to participants who invest their retirement savings in company...
Court Upholds Early Retirement Denial for Employee on LTD
August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that an employer...
Court Denies Venue Change for ERISA Case
August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the US District Court for the District of Maryland decided that it...
Employer Hit with $2,500 Fine for Plan Information Disclosure Delay
August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has slapped a Puerto Rican company with a $2,500 fine for delaying...
California Woman Loses LTD Benefits Challenge
August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that the Employee Retirement Income...
Recovering Losses For Individual Participants Is Recovery For The Plan
August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has disagreed with a lower court...
Judge Certifies Williams K Plan Company Stock Suit as Class Action
August 24, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Oklahoma federal judge has certified as a class action a lawsuit filed by current...
EBSA Finalizes 2003 QPAM Rules
August 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the US Department of Labor has issued final...
DoL Sues Ohio Union over Capital Consultants Investments
August 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has filed suit against the trustees of the Cleveland-based...
Partnership Doesn't Trump Participant Status
August 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Virginia federal judge has rejected arguments by a law firm partner that his state...
Plan Change Violated Anti-Cutback Provision
August 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Arizona federal judge has ruled that an employer violated the anti-cutback rule in the...
Outsourced Employee Loses Benefits Ruling
August 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Cendant Corp. employee who was outsourced to International Business Machines Corp. has run...
Judge: Texas Exec Commingled K Plan Funds
August 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas federal judge has ruled that the executive of a bankrupt company who had...
Ex-Chase Worker Wins Legal Round in LTD Dispute
August 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Chase Manhattan Bank employee should be able to present evidence that the company's...