HIV Disclosure Suit Survives First Challenge
August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has accepted the recommendation of a US Magistrate to turn aside requests from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) to...
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Board: Pension Payout Subject To Arizona Tax
August 19, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Income earned from an out-of-state pension is still subject to personal income taxes for Arizona residents.
California Governor Says He Will Sign Domestic Partner Bill
August 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Gray Davis has announced his intention to sign legislation giving domestic partners most of the same legal rights as married couples.
DoL Gives Thumbs Up to NWA Stock Pension Contribution
August 18, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Struggling air carrier Northwest Airlines got the green light Monday from federal officials to contribute stock to its three defined benefit pension plans...
EEOC, Kimble Glass Sign Mediation Pact
August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kimble Glass, Inc. and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have just inked a deal to send employment discrimination claims to voluntary...
State Street Seeks Enron Plan Administration Payment
August 15, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street, the firm brought on to manage Enron's retirement plans after its collapse, is asking a US bankruptcy judge for $4 million...
Court Finds Company Cannot Sue Its Shareholders Over Loss
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A company cannot sue its institutional investors over a financial discrepancy disclosure following a merger.
Health Plan's Fiduciary Responsibilities Cover Enrollment Actions
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure the timely enrollment of employees that request coverage in a company's ERISA-governed medical plan.
Supercuts Coifs Race Discrimination Settlement
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national hair salon chain has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle race discrimination charges that a manager was fired for refusing...
EEOC Charges Caterpillar With Bulldozing Employees' Rights
August 14, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charging that white employees of Caterpillar Inc. whistled at their African American counterparts "as if they were dogs," federal officials have filed two...
LA Calls Halt to Health Coverage Mandates
August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though Louisiana health insurances already labor under 31 mandated health benefits, they won't get any more required coverages for four years.
FDA Calls Out Springfield Canada Drug Buying Plan
August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Believing health plan participant lives may be at risk, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Mark McClellan, is urging the city of Springfield,...
ERISA Does Not Preempt Executive Benefit Claims
August 13, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former company executive's claims that his termination caused a loss of retirement benefits is not preempted by ERISA.
Wal-Mart Hit with Overtime Verdict
December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal jury says the nation's largest private employer has been forcing workers to work unpaid overtime.
Public Worker Unions Blast Hawaii Pension Law
December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Hawaii's public pension fund is changing the way state worker benefits are figured and paid out and some public unions...
PBGC Works Out Deal for Global Crossing Unit Plan
December 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal pension insurer has worked out a deal to transfer a pension plan sponsored by a former Global Crossing unit to a...
GUST Amendment Deadline Extended
November 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have almost another year to comply with GUST tax law changes, according to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcement.
Bill Gives Back $500 Million To CalSTRS
August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) will be getting back $500 million it is owed under a recently passed state Assembly bill.
Court Finds Autoerotic Asphyxiation To Be Self-Inflicted Injury
August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Autoerotic asphyxiation has been deemed an intentional self-inflicted injury and thus is not entitled to coverage under an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)...
Supreme Court To Hear ERISA Protection Case
August 11, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to determine whether a doctor whose pension plan was ordered by the US...