ERISA Advisory Council to Recommend Updated Guidance On Finding Lost, Missing Plan Participants Posted on Bloomberg BNA by Joe Lustig
The Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council intends to recommend that the department update current guidance related to locating lost or missing retirement plan participants, based on teleconference discussions held by the panel Sept. 23…. [ Read More ]DOL Says ‘Spouse’ and ‘Marriage’ in ERISA Include Same-Sex Legally Married Couples Posted on Bloomberg BNA by Kristen Ricaurte Knebel
The terms “spouse” and “marriage” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related guidance should be read to include same-sex legally married couples, the Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration said in Technical Release 2013-04…. [ Read More ]EEOC Sues Angel Medical Center for Disability Discrimination Posted on jdsupra.com by EEOC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Angel Medical Center, Inc., a full-service critical access hospital located in Franklin, N.C., unlawfully refused to accommodate a nurse’s need for cancer treatments and subsequently fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today… [ Read More ]U-Haul to Pay $750,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment & Retaliation Suit Posted on jdsupra.com by EEOC
U-Haul has agreed to pay $750,000 to eight African-American current and former employees and to provide other relief to settle a race and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today…. [ Read More ]Industry Upcoming Events
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