Benefits
IRS Extends Deadline to Alter Defined Benefit PlansThe one-year extension will likely give employers more time to prepare plan documents.<...
Benefits
Pension Plans Trustee Faces Labor Department Lawsuit Over Asset ShiftThe lawsuit seeks to require the business owner to restore all losses to the plans, ‘pl...
Legal
Labor Department Sues Houston-Based Staffing FirmThe lawsuit also seeks to permanently bar the defendants from serving in a fiduciary ca...
Benefits
Survey Says Group Health Care Plan Costs Climbed 6.9 Percent This YearTo prevent even bigger cost increases in 2011—caused in part by meeting requirements, s...
HR Administration
Labor Department Pushes Intensified Scrutiny of Employee Stock Ownership Plan FiduciariesIncreased costs also worry some as the rule extends fiduciary liability to ESOP valuati...
Legal
CMS Delays Mandatory Liability Claims ReportingThe announcement is not the first time the U.S. government agency has delayed implement...
HR Administration
PBGC Deficit Nears Record LevelThe agency could be hit with more big losses. It says its potential exposure to future ...
Workplace Culture
Holiday Events Stage a Comeback as Dark Mood EasesThe comeback of company-sponsored get-togethers is providing a year-end boost for the c...