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Market Value of Canadian Employer-Sponsored Pension Funds Amounted to $898.1 Billion in 3Q 2009, Statistics Canada Finds  – 3/18/2010
Alberta Seeks Public Comments on Retirement Income System  – 3/17/2010
DOL Participating in Open Government Initiative; Accepting Comments on Their Services Until March 19  – 3/16/2010
DOL ETA Announces ARRA Grant Funds Available to Provide Programs for Dislocated Workers Impacted by Foreign Trade  – 3/15/2010
BLS Reports on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, December 2009  – 3/11/2010
ERISA Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for March 22, 2010  – 3/9/2010
Government of Nova Scotia Seeks Input on Pension Reform  – 3/8/2010
Canada's 2010 Budget Encourages Economic Recovery and Job Growth, Includes a Call for Spring Public Consultations on the Retirement Income System  – 3/5/2010
DOL ETA Announces Online Tools for Grant Applicants  – 3/5/2010
DOL ETA Announces Town Hall Meetings and Webinar on Plans to Update Apprenticeship EEO Regulations  – 3/5/2010
BLS Looks at Benefits Available to Workers in Low-Paid Versus High-Paid Jobs  – 3/5/2010
DOL ETA Seeks Training Grant Review Panelists  – 3/4/2010
Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Filing Delayed Until June 30, 2011; Some Benefit/Pension Trusts May Need to File; Exceptions Clarified in Proposed Rule  – 3/2/2010
EBSA Releases Final Rule on Disclosures to Participants in Multiemployer Retirement Plans  – 2/26/2010
DOL and Treasury Seek Input on Lifetime Income Options for Retirement Plan Participants; Fact Sheet for RFI Process Released  – 2/26/2010
DOL Seeks Comments on Proposed Rules for Pension Plan Investment Advice  – 2/26/2010
DOL Establishes Civil Penalty Procedures for Underfunded Multiemployer Pension Plans  – 2/26/2010
SEC Implements Measures to Educate Investors about Proxy Matters  – 2/26/2010
AHRQ Reports on Employer Sponsored Health Care for State and Local Government Employees, 2008  – 2/25/2010
Statistics Canada Reports on Prevalence of Supplemental Unemployment Benefits, 2008  – 2/25/2010
OSFI Canada Announces No Changes Made to Reporting Information for Annual Information Return and Certified Financial Statements  – 2/24/2010
EBSA Releases Field Assistance Bulletin 2010-01 as Part of 403(b) Plan Outreach and Compliance Assistance Effort  – 2/23/2010
Canadian Task Force on Financial Literacy Releases Consultation Document and Announces Campaign to Gather Public Opinions  – 2/23/2010
OCR Posts List of Unsecured PHI Breaches Under HIPAA HITECH  – 2/23/2010
EEOC Regulations Address "Reasonable Factors Other Than Age" Under ADEA  – 2/18/2010
EBSA Updates Denial Review Application for COBRA Subsidy  – 2/17/2010
DOL Releases Additional FAQs on Reporting Service Provider Fees and Compensation on Form 5500 Schedule C; Two FAQs on PBMs Added  – 2/15/2010
Alberta Releases 2008-09 Annual Statistics Report on Pensions  – 2/11/2010
DOL Releases Model Employer Notice for CHIP and Medicaid  – 2/5/2010
British Columbia Government Seeking Public Input on Pension Options  – 2/4/2010
OLMS Rescinds Form T-1 Filing Requirement  – 2/2/2010
Final Rules Released for Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act  – 2/1/2010
EBSA Releases Form 5500 Data Sets  – 2/1/2010
IRS Provides Guidance and Requests Comments on HEART Act  – 1/21/2010
CPP Actuarial Study Released  – 1/19/2010
EBSA Updates Model COBRA Notices  – 1/14/2010
EBSA Releases Plan Asset Safe Harbor Rule; Small Plans Must Deposit Participant Contributions Within Seven Days  – 1/14/2010
EBSA Announces Updated COBRA Subsidy Information Available  – 1/11/2010
EFAST Online Filing for Form 5500 Mandatory  – 1/11/2010
CRA Publishes 2009 Tax-Free Savings Account Guide  – 1/11/2010
IRS Provides Guidance on Corrections for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Compliance Failures  – 1/6/2010
PBGC Posts 2010 Premium Filings Information  – 1/5/2010
IRS Provides Automatic Approval of Changes in Funding Method for Takeover Plans and Changes in Pension Valuation Software  – 1/4/2010
OSFI Canada Updates LIF Maximum Payment Amounts for 2010  – 1/4/2010
Department of Finance Canada Provides 2010 Automobile Deduction Limits  – 1/4/2010
OLMS Extends Deadline for Filing Form T-1  – 12/30/2009
New Private Pension Plan Bulletin Released  – 12/28/2009
Health Care Reform Bills Approved in Senate and House  – 12/24/2009
Department of Finance Canada Report Examines Retirement Income Adequacy  – 12/23/2009
GAO Report Examines State and Local Government Retiree Health Liabilities  – 12/23/2009
President Obama Extends COBRA Subsidy Eligibility Period  – 12/22/2009
OSFI Canada Provides Form for Continuation of Solvency Funding Relief  – 12/21/2009
IRS Extends Deadline for Electronic Media Requirements for Qualified Transportation Fringes  – 12/16/2009
IRS Holds Public Hearing to Discuss Proposed Rules for Performance of Actuarial Services Under ERISA  – 12/16/2009
Department of Finance Canada Backgrounder Clarifies GST and Definition of Financial Service  – 12/15/2009
McGuinty Government Proposes Pension Reform  – 12/14/2009
IRS Releases 2009 Cumulative List of Changes  – 12/11/2009
IRS Issues Guidance on the Application of Section 409A(a) to Changes to Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Under TARP  – 12/11/2009
IRS Extends Deadline for Certain Retirement Plan Amendments  – 12/11/2009
IRS Announces Remedial Amendment Period and Reliance for Section 403(b) Plans  – 12/11/2009
PBGC Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda  – 12/10/2009
EEOC Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda  – 12/10/2009
GAO Looks at 401(k) Fee Disclosure as Reported on Form 5500 Schedule C  – 12/8/2009
DOL Announces Tools for Job Seekers Challenge  – 12/8/2009
IRS Releases Covered Compensation Tables for 2010  – 12/7/2009
EEOC Amends Previous Regulations to Incorporate GINA  – 12/7/2009
DOL Releases Fall 2009 Regulatory Agenda and Begins Webchat Series on December 7  – 12/4/2009
IRS Announces 2010 Standard Mileage Rates  – 12/4/2009
Department of Finance Canada Reports on Status of Economic Action Plan  – 12/3/2009
OLMS Proposes Extending Due Date of Trust Annual Report, Form T-1; Comments Due December 14, 2009  – 12/3/2009
EBSA Answers Questions Regarding Eligibility for COBRA Premium Reduction  – 12/2/2009
PBGC Provides 2010 Expected Retirement Age Table for Distressed Pension Plans  – 12/2/2009
PBGC Discontinues Publication of Maximum Guaranteeable Benefit and Flat Rate Premium in Federal Register  – 12/2/2009
PBGC Technical Update Provides Interim Compliance Guidance for Reportable Events  – 12/1/2009
PBGC Provides 2010 Maximum Guarantee Table  – 12/1/2009
DOL Updates Employment Law Guide  – 12/1/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Issues New Forms T510 and T920 for Registering and Amending Registered Pension Plans  – 11/30/2009
PBGC's Annual Management Report Shows Overall Deficit of $22 Billion  – 11/25/2009
Canadian Human Rights Commission Posts Revised Alcohol and Drug Testing Policy  – 11/24/2009
IRS Announces Temporary Closing of the Determination Letter Program for Adopters of Pre-Approved Defined Benefit Plans  – 11/24/2009
PBGC Proposes Rules on Reportable Events and Other Notification Requirements; Draft Information Requirements for Forms 10, 10-A and 200 Posted  – 11/24/2009
PBGC Soliciting Comments on the Purchase of Irrevocable Commitments Prior to Standard Termination  – 11/24/2009
IRS Issues Final Regulations on Section 204(h) Notice Requirements for Certain Pension Plan Amendments Significantly Reducing the Rate of Future Benefit Accrual  – 11/24/2009
EBSA Withdraws Investment Advice Rules  – 11/23/2009
CRS Publishes Updated Report on Extended Unemployment Benefits  – 11/23/2009
ETA Releases Report on Apprenticeship in the Green Economy  – 11/20/2009
PBGC Releases Final Rule on Benefits from Terminated Plans for Service Members Protected by USERRA  – 11/16/2009
IRS Issues Final Regulations on the Return and Information Statement Requirements for Stock Transfers  – 11/16/2009
IRS Finalizes Employee Stock Purchase Plan Regulations Under Section 423  – 11/16/2009
IRS Releases Withholding Guidance for Employers Paying Wages to Nonresident Aliens for Services Performed in the U.S. in 2010  – 11/16/2009
Canadian Pension Assets Totaled $1.8 Trillion in 2008, According to Statistics Canada  – 11/12/2009
RRQ Publishes Pension Regulation Containing Measures to Alleviate Effect of Financial Crisis  – 11/12/2009
IRS Announces 411(d)(6) Relief for Hybrid Plans that Must Amend Interest Crediting Rate  – 11/11/2009
Reminder: Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices Due by November 15, 2009  – 11/11/2009
PBGC and UK Agencies Agree to Information Sharing  – 11/5/2009
IRS Seeks to Fill Vacancies on Advisory Committee for Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations  – 11/4/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Announces 2010 Maximum Pensionable Earnings  – 11/4/2009
CBO Releases Two Documents on Health Care Reform Costs  – 11/2/2009
HHS Adds HITECH Provisions to HIPAA Enforcement Rules  – 11/1/2009
BLS Examines Correlation Between Health Care Costs and Plan Participation  – 10/30/2009
Alberta Releases Guidance on Obtaining and Responding to Medical Information in the Workplace  – 10/29/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Reminds Plan Sponsors to File Electronically in 2010  – 10/29/2009
PBGC Maximum Insurance Limit Unchanged for 2010  – 10/29/2009
Compliance Date Extension Announced for Normal Retirement Age Regulations for Government Plans  – 10/29/2009
EBSA to Offer Webcast on Form 5500 Changes  – 10/29/2009
Revised EEO Poster Includes GINA and ADA Amendments Act Information  – 10/29/2009
SEC Launches Web Site for Investors  – 10/29/2009
Canadian Minister of Finance Announces Pension Reform Plan  – 10/28/2009
Limits Announced for Registered Retirement Plans in Canada  – 10/28/2009
GAO Report Examines Automatic Features of 401(k) Plans  – 10/27/2009
OSFI Canada Releases 2007 RPP and RRSP Statistics  – 10/23/2009
OSFI Canada Releases Estimated Solvency Ratio for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans  – 10/23/2009
Parents Working More Hours in Canada, According to Statistics Canada Article  – 10/23/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Releases FAQs on Tax-Free Savings Account Returns  – 10/20/2009
Government of Canada Proposes Technical Changes Concerning Tax-Free Savings Accounts  – 10/19/2009
PBGC Sets Flat-Rate Premium Increases for 2010 Plan Year  – 10/19/2009
ERISA Advisory Council to Meet November 3-4  – 10/19/2009
Minister of Finance Canada Appoints Advisory Committee on Securities Regulator  – 10/16/2009
IRS Issues Pension Plan Limitations for 2010  – 10/16/2009
IRS Issues Cost-of-Living Adjustments for 2010 Tax Year  – 10/16/2009
IRS Provides Video Series to Help Exempt Organizations Understand Redesigned Form 990  – 10/15/2009
OSFI Releases Filing and Reporting Guide for DB Pension Plan Terminations  – 10/15/2009
RRQ Canada Survey Examines Small Business Pension Plans  – 10/14/2009
IRS Provides Retirement Plan Online Tool for Small Businesses  – 10/14/2009
OLMS Withdraws Proposed Regulations on LM-2 and LM-3 Forms  – 10/13/2009
HHS Provides Instructions and Forms for Reporting HIPAA Breaches  – 10/13/2009
IRS Publishes Final Defined Benefit Pension Funding Regulations  – 10/8/2009
OSFI Tables 2008-2009 Annual Report  – 10/8/2009
RRQ Publishes Newsletter Discussing Pension Plans of Insolvent Companies  – 10/8/2009
President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy to Meet November 3  – 10/8/2009
GAO Publishes Report on DC Pension Plan Fee Disclosure  – 10/7/2009
OSFI Posts Amended Form T1200, Actuarial Information Summary  – 10/6/2009
New GINA Rules Released by Several Federal Agencies  – 10/2/2009
Canadian Government Introduces Economic Recovery Legislation; Canada Pension Plan Changes Included  – 10/1/2009
IRS Issues Employee Per-Diem Expense Guidance  – 10/1/2009
BLS Releases Annual Benefits Survey  – 9/30/2009
EBSA Soliciting Comments on Information Collection Under Class PTE 2006-16  – 9/30/2009
EBSA Requesting Information Collection Comments Related to HIPAA Special Enrollment, Preexisting Conditions and Creditable Coverage  – 9/30/2009
House Ways and Means Committee to Hold October 1 Hearing on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding and Defined Contribution Plan Investment Advice  – 9/30/2009
GAO Publishes Report on 401(k) Plan Cashouts  – 9/30/2009
EBSA Posts 45 Q&As on EFAST2 All-Electronic Filing System  – 9/29/2009
IRS Issues Guidance on 2009 Required Minimum Distribution Waiver  – 9/25/2009
CRS Issues Report on Employment and Retirement Trends Among Older Workers  – 9/24/2009
Department of Finance Canada Proposed Legislation Includes New GST Rebate for Registered Pension Plan Trusts  – 9/24/2009
EEOC Proposes Rule to Revise ADA Regulations; Comments Sought  – 9/23/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Newsletter Provides Administrative Relief Procedures for Retroactive Lump-Sum Catch-Up Payments  – 9/22/2009
IRS Proposes Update to Eligibility Requirements for Actuarial Services  – 9/22/2009
IRS Issues Notice on Rollovers to Roth IRAs  – 9/15/2009