Merrill Settles Employee Class Action for $75 ...       January 20, 2009
News: The suit, brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, claimed that Merrill did not adequately disclose subprime-related losses that affected its saving and investment ...
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Court Rules Workplace Safety Laws Independent of ...       January 24, 2008
News: The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not pre-empt state law claims regarding unsafe workplaces.
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Health Plans Did Not Violate ERISA, New Jersey ...       January 21, 2008
... conspired with brokers to steer customers their way in return for hidden commissions did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a New Jersey district court judge finds.
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Smoker's Lawsuit Against Prospective Employer ...       August 13, 2009
News: A case involving a prospective employee who was not hired after he tested positive for nicotine will have only marginal impact on the types of wellness plan incentives employers use to encourage healthier behaviors, though it does ...
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Kennedy Health Care Plan Still Lacking Some ...       June 9, 2009
News: The latest iteration of the Affordable Health Choices Act provides more guidance on the kinds of subsidies small employers can expect to receive in exchange for providing health insurance to employees, but generally resembles a draft that ...
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Caterpillar Settlement Could Make 401(k) Advisors ...       November 16, 2009
News: Caterpillar Inc.'s announcement last week that it has reached a tentative settlement over the fees it charged its 401(k) plan participants may be bad news for plan sponsors, their advisors and mutual fund companies.
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Public Option Back at Center Stage as Health Care ...       November 2, 2009
News: After months of work, House Democratic leaders last week finished cobbling together a 1,900-page reform bill, pulling provisions from measures that three House committees passed this summer while amending, dropping and adding others, ...
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Some Firms Get Tougher on Workers' Health Habits ...       October 19, 2009
News: A few employers have relegated employees who decline to take better care of themselves to health plans that provide less coverage.
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Pilots Sue to Drop PBGC as US Airways Pension ...       September 4, 2009
News: The US Airline Pilots Association is suing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to remove it as trustee of the US Airways pilots' pension plan and appoint a temporary trustee, according to a news release from the union.
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