Compliance

May 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 14 member bi-partisan commission, charged with investigating the Social Security retirement system, will be appointed by President Bush Wednesday, Reuters reports.

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - has the SEC sanctioned your fund manager? A new report offers plan sponsors insights on the problem, and strategies to deal with the...

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued an announcement clarifying that the proposed new rules on minimum distributions do not apply to those made...

December 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers may get some additional time to comply with the new ergonomics standards.

June 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that employee benefit plans can sue parties in interest, even if they are not...

October 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Connecticut treasurer Paul Silvester has agreed to pay $10,500 to settle a civil fraud suit alleging he invested state pension fund money...

May 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retirement security crisis is looming if the decline in defined benefit plans is not reversed, said David Strauss, Executive Director of the...

April 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A last-minute addition to a pending bankruptcy reform bill could put millions of Americans' retirement savings at risk.

November 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to vote next week on a rule that could give plan sponsors a better idea...

July 10, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers will return from the July 4th recess this week with a number of pension reform provisions on the docket, including proposals that...

November 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will guarantee a maximum benefit of $3,392.05/month next year.

August 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest employer suddenly finds itself at the center of a number of discrimination and harassment suits from a number of its...

May 9, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers and managers descended on Washington today, charging that an Administration proposal would destroy S corporation ESOPs by taxing them out of existence.

December 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Republican leaders have decided to postpone pursuing passage of pension reform proposals, until after the anticipated election of Texas Governor George W. Bush.

November 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Louisiana pension funds have triumphed in the second largest-ever settlement ever obtained from a corporate defendant in a securities class action, acting...

August 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service may have just taken another step toward elimination of the "same desk" rule in a recent private letter ruling,...

June 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's parent McGraw-Hill has accused the ever-frugal Vanguard Group with breach of contract, trademark infringement and unfair competition in federal court....

September 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously approved sending the Retirement and Savings Act on to the Senate for a vote later this month.

August 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers might be required to extend benefits to all workers, including temporary, part-time, leased employees and contractors under a bill recently introduced in...

In a legislative session frequently marred by partisan bickering, the need for dramatic pension reform drew an astounding level of bipartisan support in 2000 - only to run...