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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Trustee Gets 57-Month Jail Term for Savings Plan Embezzlement
July 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has jailed and fined the former chief financial officer of a White...
Appeals Court Sets Rehearing in Blackout Challenge Case
July 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Appeals judges at the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals have agreed to rehear as...
Appeals Court: 403(b) Funds Can't Be Shielded in Bankruptcy
July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a Texas educator still owes his ex-wife alimony...
Fines Against Defunct Indiana MEWA Increased to $4.1M
July 21, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials said Thursday that they have obtained a court order from an Indianapolis federal...
Employee's Right to Benefits Case Dismissed
July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A court dismissed the case for a Verizon PA Inc. employee who was terminated on...
Appeals Judges Back Severance Benefits Denial
July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has backed a lower court judge in ruling that IBM's severance...
Top Employee Benefits Advisor Signs on at DC Law Practice
April 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - William Sweetnam, Jr., who recently served as the principal legal advisor to the Secretary of...
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Settlement Reached in Company Stock, Lump-Sum Distribution ERISA Suits
November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two separate Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits - one alleging imprudent fiduciary behavior...
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Participant Lawsuit Brought Against Pharmaceutical and Health Care Product Producer
November 8, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Abbott Laboratories and a spinoff, Hospira, Inc., have been sued by employees claiming that the...
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New York Life Settles Agents Pension Suit
February 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of current and former New York Life Insurance Company agents have worked out...
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CA Workplace Health Coverage Law Could Collide with ERISA
September 4, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new sweeping California law requiring companies to either offer employee health coverage or contribute...
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Ex-Polaroid Workers Claim Illegal Benefits Cutoff
July 9, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five former Polaroid employees have sued the company, claiming that Polaroid violated ERISA by severing...