Compliance | May 31st, 2006 First Wife Gets Plan Participant's Benefits May 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a deceased pension plan participant's first...
Compliance | May 26th, 2006 Chemical Company Breached Pension Terms by Switching Lump-Sum Payment Interest Rates May 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court judge in Philadelphia ruled that Hercules Inc. may have to pay...
Compliance | May 18th, 2006 Lack of Proof of Good Health Reason for LTD Benefit Denial May 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has upheld a long term disability...
Compliance | May 17th, 2006 Employers Can Run Sick Leave Concurrently with FMLA Time Off May 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that The Family and Medical Leave...
Benefits | May 16th, 2006 Court Rules Benefits Plan Can Recover Overpayments May 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An error that results in a overpayment of benefits to a plan participant does not...
Compliance | May 16th, 2006 Court Rules Benefits Plan Can Recover Overpayments May 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An error that results in an overpayment of benefits to a plan participant does not...
Compliance | May 15th, 2006 Krispy Kreme Settles Retirement Plan Mismanagement Suit for $4.75M May 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. says it has reached a proposed $4.75 million settlement in a...
Compliance | May 12th, 2006 Court Finds no Ambiguity in Accelerated Vesting Provision of Severance Plan May 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision that an...
Compliance | May 12th, 2006 Court Finds no Ambiguity in Accelerated Vesting Provision of Severance Plan May 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision that an...
Compliance | May 12th, 2006 Reliance on HR Director Advice goes Against SPD May 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit brought...
Compliance | May 10th, 2006 Lawsuit Over Pension Mismanagement Settled for $125,000 May 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former owner of an financial services firm accused of mismanaging pension funds will pay...
Compliance | May 9th, 2006 Xerox Loses Another Retiree Benefit Challenge May 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court decision for Xerox Corporation...
Compliance | April 20th, 2006 DoL Issues Guidance on Allocating Mutual Fund Settlements April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has issued guidance regarding the allocation...
Compliance | April 19th, 2006 Aon Company Stock Case Permitted to Move Forward April 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has decided that participants in...
Compliance | April 17th, 2006 Trustee Not Liable for Participant-Directed Investments in Non-404(c) Plan April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals has determined that a plan trustee did not...
Compliance | April 7th, 2006 Court Refuses to Dismiss GM Retirement Plan Suit April 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A US District Court in Michigan has refused General Motors Corp.'s motion to dismiss a...
Compliance | April 6th, 2006 Court Upholds Benefits Denial Based on Job Description April 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that a...
Compliance | April 5th, 2006 FleetBoston Cash Balance Suit Moves Forward April 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Connecticut has ruled that a FleetBoston Financial...
Compliance | April 3rd, 2006 Court Rules Against Trustees' Basis for Allocating Earnings April 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has determined that a profit...
Benefits | March 31st, 2006 Retirees File Suit to Enforce Free Lifetime Health Benefits March 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees of Caterpillar Inc. have filed suit against the company to enforce promised health care...