Employer's Late COBRA Notice Did not Extend Coverage Period
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has ruled that an employer...
Tag: Litigation
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Ford Accused of Benefits Interference
March 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Ford Motor Company engineer has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of trying...
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Police Officers Join SC Retirement System Lawsuit
February 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - South Carolina police officers and firefighters have joined in a lawsuit challenging a new state...
DoL Unveils Latest Enron Repayment Deal
February 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) announced Thursday that workers and retirees at Enron would...
Benefits Not Owed for Employee Who Died Before Electing Coverage
February 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island has ruled that ExxonMobil Corp....
Court Gives Go Ahead for Benefits Interference Case
February 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has given three former employees...
Fist Fight Falls Under Health Plan's Violent Behavior Exclusion
January 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri found that it was not...
Method of Offset for Prior Distributions Violates Anti-Cutback Rule
January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Xerox Corp's method for offsetting...
Class Action Status Denied in Case Against Plan Access Freeze
December 22, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US District Judge Phyllis Hamilton for the US District Court for the Northern District of...
Court Denies Change of Beneficiary from Ex to Current Wife
December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that a pension plan...
Employee Not Eligible for Early Retirement Benefits After Resignation
December 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has ruled that a voluntary...
Judge Clears Path for Fund Trading Suit against Strong
December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Maryland has allowed a K plan participant to push forward with...
Qwest Retirees Win Partial Victory in DoL Suit
December 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Qwest Communications retirees won partial victories in their fight to get information about the management...
Wrong Address Causes COBRA Notice Failure
December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that an employer failed to...
Bathroom Fall Not an Accident Related to Work
November 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a plan administrator in denying accident...
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Workers Sue Utility Owner Over Retirement Savings
November 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of Southern Co. are suing the employer for mismanagement of their retirement savings.
Pension Reform Bill Provision To Help Ex-Enron Employees
November 18, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provision of the pension reform bill, passed in the Senate this week, will allow...
Participant to Get Benefits for Claim not Related to Obesity Surgery
November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma has ruled that a participant...
Plan Amendment Was Abuse of Discretion
November 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found that trustees of a...
Court Agrees with Accidental Death Claim Denial
November 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that the administrator...