Tarheel State Congressman Gets Kudos from ESOP Group
July 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ESOP Association has thrown its backing behind a new measure by a North Carolina Republican, which the group claims will improve employee...
Compliance
"Young" Image Focus Draws EEOC Suit
December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal anti-discrimination agency sued an Orlando-area medical staffing agency for firing a 66-year-old nurse because of her age.
Appeals Court: ERISA Bars HMO Suit
December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawsuits against health maintenance organizations over the designation of a doctor as a primary care physician are barred by ERISA, a federal appeals...
Motive Not Required for Dishonest Employee Recovery
December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Federal appeals court ruled that a drug-testing company could collect on its dishonest employee insurance policy, despite no apparent intention to deceive.
Judge Says Company Stock Fall No Fiduciary Breach
December 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corning Inc.'s defined contribution plan committee did not breach members' fiduciary duty by not revealing potential harm to the company's stock from an...
Fiduciary Responsibility Highlighted At Conference
October 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attorneys at the 2002 Annual Conference of the American Society of Pension Actuaries gave some practical tips for fiduciaries in complying with ERISA,...
Pitt Wants Probe of Accounting Board Selection Process
October 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with fresh accusations being leveled at the newly appointed federal accounting board chairman he backed, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Worker Retention Plan
October 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US bankruptcy judge hearing WorldCom's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has green lighted a $25-million employee retention plan.
DoL Sues Union Plan Trustee for Abandoning Benefit Fund
July 9, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor (DoL) has sued Local 19 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union and the trustees...
Witnesses Tell Congress About the Need For Cash Balance Reform
July 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long line of cash balance pension plan supporters is testifying before the US House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee about the...
Expensing Limitation Bill's March Through Congress Slowed
July 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has staked its claim to joint jurisdiction over a bill in Congress to limit...
Former TWA Pilots Sue For Pension Shortfall
July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former pilots of Trans World Airlines (TWA) believe they have been shortchanged on their pensions - and they have sued Carl Icahn, the...
Judge OKs Disability Benefit Lawsuit
July 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has opened the door a little wider for Pennsylvania workers seeking punitive damages in benefits lawsuits filed against their employer.
Wisconsin Court Caps Medical Malpractice Awards
July 6, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled limits on medical malpractice wrongful death awards are constitutional.
Court Backs Plan Administrator Suit Dismissal
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court upheld a lower court decision to throw out a suit by a Mississippi health-plan administrator demanding repayment from a...
HMO Subrogation Claims Stay in Federal Court
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers belonging to ERISA-governed HMO plans can't file state-court lawsuits against their health maintenance organizations over rules that participants repay their health-care costs...
Court: Texas Companies Can Force Binding Arbitration
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An alternative dispute resolution program at Halliburton Co. got a boost with a Texas Supreme Court decision affirming an employer's right to force...
Appeals Court Revives Disabled EMT Suit
May 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a legal battle by a former New Jersey emergency medical technician who claimed he...
SEC Probes DC Revenue Sharing
July 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Government regulators are apparently delving deeper into the use of revenue sharing arrangements by 401(k) plans.
Participants Net $3 Million After Pension Calculation Deemed Wrong
March 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) recovery of $3 million from an employer on behalf of 800...