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SEC Proposes Measures to Improve Corporate Governance  – 7/2/2009
DOL Hosts Prevailing Wage Conferences in July  – 7/1/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Income Tax Technical News Addresses Various Taxable Employment Benefits  – 6/30/2009
GASB Seeks Comments on Two Exposure Drafts; OPEB Measurement and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies  – 6/30/2009
OSFI Canada Provides Notification Form and FAQs for Solvency Funding Relief  – 6/29/2009
AHRQ Releases 2008 State Snapshots on Health Care Quality  – 6/29/2009
Department of Finance Canada Establishes Task Force on Financial Literacy  – 6/29/2009
Treasury Form, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Must be Filed by June 30, or Delinquently by September 23; Uncertainty Exists as to Whether or Not Pension Trusts Must File  – 6/26/2009
IRS Encourages Workers and Retirees to Check Their Withholding Levels in Light of the Making Work Pay Credit  – 6/26/2009
Registration in Apprenticeship Training Programs Up 9.3 Percent in 2007, According to Statistics Canada  – 6/25/2009
Ontario Government Finalizes Temporary Pension Funding Solvency Rules and Gives Seniors More Flexibility with Life Income Funds  – 6/25/2009
Outdated Rulings on 403(b) Plans Declared Obsolete  – 6/23/2009
House Committees Release Draft Health Care Reform Bill  – 6/22/2009
OSFI Canada Updates Pension Guide for Members  – 6/19/2009
House Ways & Means Committee Schedules Sixth Hearing on Health Reform  – 6/19/2009
EEOC Approves Proposed Rule Implementing ADA Amendments Act of 2008  – 6/18/2009
Régie des rentes Québec Issues Details on Application of CICA Standards  – 6/18/2009
SEC Proposal to Facilitate Shareholder Director Nominations  – 6/17/2009
ACT Report Includes International Pension Issues in Global Economy  – 6/17/2009
CBO Releases Preliminary Analysis of Affordable Health Choices Act Provisions  – 6/16/2009
DOL Solicits Grant Applicants to Develop Apprenticeship Models for Youth and Young Adults with Disablities  – 6/16/2009
Application for Review of COBRA Subsidy Denials Released; EBSA Seeks Comments on Process  – 6/15/2009
Statistics Canada Reports on Status of Trusteed Pension Funds  – 6/15/2009
SSA Releases June Issue of International Update  – 6/15/2009
H1N1 Flu Resources  – 6/11/2009
Treasury Department Focuses on Executive Compensation Reform  – 6/11/2009
House Committees Outline Key Features of Health Reform Proposal  – 6/10/2009
PBGC Final Rule Protects Records System  – 6/9/2009
EBSA Sponsors Webcast on 2009 Form 5500 and Electronic Filing, June 11, 2009  – 6/9/2009
House Passes Mandate for Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees  – 6/8/2009
Statistcs Canada Provides RPP Status as of January 2008  – 6/8/2009
IRS Issues Notice on Section 409A Change in Control Events Due to Stock Acquisitions by the Treasury Department  – 6/4/2009
IRS Posts 19 New COBRA Subsidy Questions and Answers  – 6/4/2009
DOL/ETA Releases Report on Registered Apprenticeship Programs  – 6/3/2009
Legislation Introduced into the House to Expand Medical FSAs to the Self-Employed  – 6/2/2009
IASB Proposes Clarification of Accounting for Pension Plan Prepayments  – 6/2/2009
President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report on the Economic Impacts of Health Care Reform  – 6/2/2009
IRS Releases Form 990 Filing Tips  – 6/1/2009
DOL Issues Memo on Applicability of Davis-Bacon Labor Standards to Federal Construction Work Funded Under ARRA  – 6/1/2009
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Taxes on Health Benefits Provided to Domestic Partners and Other Beneficiaries  – 6/1/2009
New Compliance Bulletin for Registered Plans in Canada Released  – 5/29/2009
Ontario Bill to Provide Organ Donor Leave Receives Third Reading  – 5/29/2009
Amendment to Pay Equity Act in Quebec Receives Royal Assent  – 5/29/2009
CBO Examines Budgetary Treatment of Various Health Care Reform Options  – 5/28/2009
Prevalence of Defined Contribution Plans Growing in Canada  – 5/28/2009
Grants Available to Training and Education Funds for "Green" Job Training  – 5/27/2009
IRS Finalizes Controlled Group Qualification Rules  – 5/27/2009
ERISA Advisory Council Announces Upcoming Meeting  – 5/27/2009
IRS Releases Notice on Treatment of Employer-Owned Life Insurance  – 5/27/2009
House Bill Proposes Delay of Mandatory Pension Distributions  – 5/26/2009
Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) Is Financially Sound; But Modernization Is Proposed  – 5/26/2009
FASB Going to Codification System on July 1, 2009  – 5/26/2009
Paid Sick Leave Mandate Introduced in Both Houses of Congress  – 5/26/2009
Domestic Partner Benefits Proposed for Federal Employees  – 5/22/2009
Legislation Introduced Mandating Paid Vacation  – 5/22/2009
EBSA Extends Effective and Applicability Dates for Investment Advice Rule; Another Extension  – 5/22/2009
Hearing on Target Date Funds Announced  – 5/22/2009
Record Deficit for PBGC Reported at Senate Hearing  – 5/22/2009
Office of Labor Management Standards Extends Comment Period for Proposed Regulations on LM-2 and LM-3 Forms  – 5/21/2009
EEOC Incorporates GINA References into Existing Regulations  – 5/20/2009
Administrative Relief Proposed for Payments in Lieu of Missed Pension Benefits in Canada  – 5/20/2009
IRS Auditors Provide Tips and Trends on Retirement Plan Compliance  – 5/20/2009
Bill Requiring Coverage of Second Opinions Introduced in House  – 5/20/2009
Senate Finance Committee Releases Third Report Outlining Health Care Reform Policy Options  – 5/20/2009
IRS Proposes Relief for Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans  – 5/19/2009
Supreme Court Reverses Pregnancy Bias Decision for Pension Benefits Calculation  – 5/19/2009
More Transparency for Health Insurance Policies Proposed by Congress  – 5/19/2009
Pension Commission Reports in Canada  – 5/15/2009
IRS Announces 2010 HSA Limits  – 5/14/2009
AHRQ Announces Health Care Consumer Education Initiative  – 5/14/2009
IRS Announces Withholding Adjustment Option for Pension Plans Due to ARRA  – 5/14/2009
Annual Social Security and Medicare Reports Released  – 5/13/2009
Statistics Canada Releases Preliminary 2008 Hours and Productivity Data  – 5/13/2009
Two Executive Compensation Bills Introduced in Senate  – 5/12/2009
EEOC Regulatory Agenda Includes GINA and ADA Issues  – 5/12/2009
Small Business Health Care Access Bill Introduced in Senate  – 5/12/2009
EBSA Sponsors Webcasts on Fiduciary Responsibility  – 5/12/2009
DOL Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; Includes Review of Plan Asset Rule and Forms LM-2 and LM-30  – 5/11/2009
JCT Examines Relationship Between Tax Expenditures and Health Care  – 5/11/2009
Sebelius Announces HHS Office of Health Reform Personnel  – 5/11/2009
Canada Revenue Agency Revises RPPs Registration and Amendment Forms  – 5/11/2009
EEOC Provides ADA-Compliant Employer Preparedness Document for H1N1 Flu Virus  – 5/7/2009
DOL Opinion Letter Clarifies Employee FMLA Notification Procedures  – 5/7/2009
Maine Approves Same-Sex Marriage  – 5/7/2009
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Approves Bills on USERRA Changes  – 5/7/2009
EEOC States HRA Requirement for Health Insurance Eligibility Violates ADA  – 5/5/2009
Two Bills Expanding FMLA Introduced in House  – 5/5/2009
IRS Solicits Recommendations for 2009-2010 Guidance Priority List  – 5/4/2009
DOL/HHS Solicit Nominations for Children's Health Insurance Program Working Group Members as Required by CHIPRA  – 5/4/2009
Fair Pay Bill Introduced in Both U.S. House and Senate  – 5/1/2009
PBGC Provides Small Plan Reporting Relief for Missed 2009 Quarterlies  – 4/30/2009
IRS Gives Multiemployer Pension Plans Additional Time to Make the Status Freeze Election Under WRERA; April 30 Deadline Changed to June 30  – 4/30/2009
U.S. Congress Approves FY 2010 Budget with Health Care Reform Provisions  – 4/30/2009
IRS, EBSA and CMS Seek Comments on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act  – 4/28/2009
OSFI Canada Develops Risk Assessment Framework for Federally Regulated Pension Plans  – 4/28/2009
Bill to Encourage Retirement, College and Personal Savings Introduced in the U.S. House  – 4/24/2009
EEOC Issues Employer Best Practices Document on Work/Family Balance; Holds Hearing  – 4/23/2009
401(k) Plan Fee Disclosure Bill Introduced in the U.S. House  – 4/23/2009
OSFI Releases Latest Solvency Testing Results of Federally-Regulated Private Pension Plans  – 4/21/2009
HHS and FTC Issue PHI Breach Guidance  – 4/21/2009
CRA Revises Past Service Pension Adjustment Guide  – 4/21/2009
Final Regulations Issued on Phased Retirement in Canada  – 4/21/2009
IRS Provides Tax Guidance on Differential Pay for Employees on Active Military Duty  – 4/17/2009
White House Establishes Office of Health Reform  – 4/9/2009
Upcoming Hearing on Ways to Reduce Health Insurance Costs  – 4/8/2009
COBRA Subsidy Webcast Archives Available  – 4/7/2009
HIPAA Privacy Notices Due April 14, 2009  – 4/7/2009
GASB Issues Invitation to Comment on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting for Governmental Plans  – 4/6/2009
U.S. House and Senate Pass Budget Resolutions Containing Provisions to Set Aside Reserve Funds for Health Care Reform  – 4/3/2009
House Passes HR 1253, the Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009  – 4/3/2009
DOLETA Publishes 2009 Comparison of State UI and TDI Programs  – 4/3/2009
OSFI Canada Releases Information on Filing AIR Forms and Certified Financial Statements for Pensions  – 4/2/2009
IRS Issues Additional COBRA Subsidy Guidance  – 4/1/2009
EBSA Requests Extensions of Information Collection Relating to Plan Assets, Summary Annual Reports, Terminated Individual Account Plans, and National Medical Support Notices  – 4/1/2009
OSFI Canada Issues Instruction Guide on Filing and Reporting Requirements for Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Reports  – 4/1/2009
HHS Publishes Issue Brief on Health Literacy  – 4/1/2009
GAO Publishes Survey on Defined Benefit Pension Plans  – 4/1/2009
OSFI Canada Releases Priorities Report for 2009-2010  – 4/1/2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Includes COBRA Changes  – 4/1/2009
RRQ Releases Fifth Installment in Administering a Pension Plan Well Series; Focuses on Information Provided to Members and Their Beneficiaries  – 3/30/2009
IRS Provides Election and Notice Requirements for Temporary Freeze of Multiemployer DB Plan Status  – 3/27/2009
Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposed  – 3/27/2009
House Ways & Means Committee to Hold Hearing on Reforming the Health Care Delivery System  – 3/26/2009
PBGC Issues Final Rule Amending Information Reporting Rules to Reflect PPA Changes; Technical Update Issued  – 3/26/2009
CBO Releases Cost Estimates for H.R. 1253: Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009  – 3/26/2009
BLS Looks at Supplemental Pay: Overtime, Bonuses and Shift DIfferentials  – 3/26/2009
President Obama Announces Key Administration Post Nominees; IF Committee Member, Phyllis Borzi, Named  – 3/26/2009
British Columbia Pension Plan Created to Provide Coverage for all Workers  – 3/25/2009
GAO Studies the Effect of Conflict of Interest on Pension Plan Performance  – 3/25/2009
GAO Reports on Market Share of Small Group Health Insurance Carriers  – 3/25/2009
FASB Issues Proposed Guidance on Fair Value Measurement and Impairments  – 3/25/2009
IRS Releases Guidance for Victims of Ponzi Investment Schemes  – 3/25/2009
CRA Answers Questions About Changes to the Calculation of the RRIF Minimum Amount in Light of the 2009 Budget  – 3/20/2009
OLMS Announces Intended Rulemaking to Revise Form LM-30 (Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report)  – 3/19/2009
RRQ Publishes Newsletters on Phased Retirement and Financial Crisis Measures  – 3/18/2009
IRS Issues Notice on Defined Benefit Plan Asset Valuation as Amended by WRERA  – 3/17/2009
BLS Finds Employer Costs for Employee Compensation to be $29.18 per Hour in December 2008  – 3/17/2009
MEPS Examines Level of Health Expenditures over Time  – 3/17/2009
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Publishes Information Sheet on Drug and Alcohol Dependencies in the Workplace  – 3/16/2009
OSFI Issues Specification on Asset Values Used in Pension Plan Solvency Valuations  – 3/16/2009
MEPS Releases Report on Health Insurance Coverage for Those Ages 55 to 64  – 3/16/2009
SSA Releases Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific  – 3/16/2009
Canadian Economic Stimulus Bill Receives Royal Assent  – 3/13/2009
Reports on Medicare and Medicare Advantage  – 3/12/2009
Health Information Technology Provisions of Economic Stimulus Law  – 3/12/2009
Summit and Web Site on Health Care Reform  – 3/10/2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Includes HIPAA Privacy and Security Provisions  – 3/10/2009
2008 Data on State and Local Government Retirement Plans  – 3/10/2009
PBGC Offers Filing Reminder Service  – 3/9/2009
AHRQ Offers Diabetes Cost Calculator for Employers  – 3/9/2009
BLS Program Perspectives Provides Data on Paid Leave Benefits  – 3/6/2009
EEOC Publishes Proposed Rule on Genetic Discrimination  – 2/27/2009
EBSA Posts Web Page Detailing COBRA After ARRA  – 2/27/2009
IRS Releases COBRA Subsidy Information and Q&A  – 2/26/2009
CBO Releases Testimony by Director Elmendorf to Senate Finance Committee on Health Insurance Expansion  – 2/26/2009
House Education and Labor Comittee Holds Hearings on Retirement Security  – 2/24/2009
CMS Releases Report on Projected National Health Expenditures, 2008-2018  – 2/24/2009
IRS Releases Final Automatic Enrollment Regulations With Retroactive Applicability Date  – 2/24/2009
Minister of Finance Launches National Consultations on Private Pensions  – 2/23/2009
PBGC Eliminates Waiver of Missed Quarterly Contribution Notification for 2009  – 2/20/2009
Form LM-2 Regulations Delayed  – 2/20/2009
Tips and Data for Promoting a Drug-Free Workplace  – 2/20/2009
CBO Releases Report on Expanding Health Insurance Coverage and Controlling Costs for Health Care  – 2/12/2009
EBSA Provides Field Assistance Bulletin on Annual DB Funding Notice Requirements  – 2/11/2009
HHS Posts Web Site for Health Information Privacy  – 2/11/2009
Monthly Labor Review Articles Summarize 2008 State Labor and State Unemployment Insurance Legislation  – 2/10/2009
PBGC Notice Provides Guidance for DB Plans Affected by Madoff Investments  – 2/9/2009
CRS Publishes Report on The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008  – 2/6/2009
Advisory Council Releases Reports on Hard to Value Assets/Target Date Funds, Phased Retirement and the Spend Down of DC Assets at Retirement  – 2/6/2009
EBSA Provides Guidance on Fiduciary Duties in Response to Abuses Involving the Madoff Investment Firm  – 2/6/2009
Alberta Human Rights Commission Releases Bulletin on Medical Information in the Workplace  – 2/6/2009
WHD Makes Available Revised Workplace FMLA Poster  – 2/5/2009
AHRQ Publishes Three MEPS Statistical Briefs Showing Employer-Sponsored Health Care Coverage Data  – 2/4/2009
CRS Publishes Report on Retirement Plan Participation and Contributions  – 2/3/2009
CRS Releases Report on Lump-Sum Pension Distributions  – 2/3/2009
Obama Signs Pay Bias Law  – 1/30/2009
New Fact Sheet on Benefits of EAPs for Younger Employees  – 1/30/2009
New Fact Sheet on Costs and Benefits of Accomodating Disabled Employees  – 1/30/2009
Canadian Budget Includes Employee Benefit Changes  – 1/28/2009
Report on COBRA from Congressional Research Service  – 1/28/2009
Federal Regulations Put on Hold  – 1/27/2009
Statistics Canada Reports on Minimum-Wage Workers and the Link Between Age and Earnings  – 1/26/2009
OLMS Issues Final Rule on Large Union Financial Disclosure Form LM-2; Final Rule Possibly Under Review  – 1/21/2009
DOL Issues Final Rule on Investment Advice for 401(k) Plans and IRAs; Final Rule Possibly Under Review  – 1/21/2009
OSFI Provides Filing Instructions for Solvency Information Return  – 1/20/2009
PWG Releases Final Best Practices Reports for Hedge Funds  – 1/18/2009
EBSA and IRS Release Publication for Small Businesses on 401(k) Plan Automatic Enrollment  – 1/16/2009
PBGC Releases 2008 Annual Report  – 1/16/2009
HHS Issues Final ICD-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards Rules  – 1/16/2009
Article Looks at GASB's Pension Reporting Initiatives for Governmental Employers  – 1/16/2009
OSFI Releases PBSA Update No. 30  – 1/16/2009
CMS Releases Final Rule on Medicare Part D Negotiated Prices  – 1/13/2009
IRS Publishes Special Edition of Newsletter Discussing 2009 RMD Changes  – 1/13/2009
IRS Releases Guidance on Reporting for 2009 Required Minimum Distributions  – 1/10/2009
PBGC Releases Reportable Events Guidance for 2009 Plan Year  – 1/10/2009
IRS Releases 2009 Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits  – 1/9/2009
FASB Amends Statement 132 on Employers' Postretirement Benefit Asset Disclosures  – 1/9/2009
EBSA Releases New Edition of Private Pension Plan Bulletin  – 1/9/2009
IRS Provides Guidance on Which Plans Are Covered by Section 457A  – 1/8/2009
PBGC Updates Guidance on Minimum Lump-Sum Valuations for Single-Employer Plan Terminations  – 1/7/2009
CMS Reports Lower Growth Rate of Health Care Spending  – 1/7/2009
DOL Releases Resources on ADA Amendments Act of 2008  – 1/7/2009
U.S. Census Releases Pension Data for State and Local Retirement Systems  – 1/6/2009
Advisory Opinion Addresses ERISA Reporting for Employers of Controlled Groups  – 1/5/2009
DOL Issues Final Regulations on Civil Penalties for Disclosure Failures  – 1/5/2009
Canadian Tax Free Savings Accounts Now Available  – 1/5/2009
OLMS Provides Software for Form T-1  – 1/5/2009
PBGC Releases New Data Book  – 1/5/2009
IRS Issues 2009 Covered Compensation Tables  – 12/18/2008
CMS Publishes Summary of Proposed Mandatory Reporting Requirements Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Rule; Comments Requested  – 9/3/2008
GAO Recommends Strengthening PBGC Investment Policy Oversight; PBGC Responds  – 8/21/2008
IRS Issues Proposed Rulemaking for Employee Stock Purchase Plan Options  – 7/29/2008