A federal judge agreed with a class of retirees who say that a calculation error occurred with the benefits they earned from a retirement plan offered by Colgate-Palmolive. The judge explained in her decision that the retirement plan in question began as a...
The Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog group, recently conducted a study on the adverse effects caused by the backlog in the Social Security system. In the time period studied, the GAO discovered that over 100,000 people died while waiting on...
Princeton University trustees agreed to pay $5.8 billion to resolve an ERISA complaint filed by a former employee enrolled in two of the university's 403(b) plans. The New Jersey university also offered other remedies to demonstrate its goodwill efforts to improve the...
Your labors, over time, might result in you developing a partial or full long-term disability that affects your ability to work and earn a living. Long-term disability is a commonly provided benefit via many group and private health insurance plans in and highly...
Business owners must wear several different hats: While they focus on ensuring that their company turns a profit, they also have to be sure that they are operating within the laws set by government agencies in New Jersey and at the federal level. One law that has to...
Some of the most important regulations related to employee retirement plans and disability issues are laid out in ERISA. ERISA is an acronym that refers to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. It's one of the most important federal laws when it comes to...
Across New Jersey and in other parts of the U.S., millions of people who apply for Social Security benefits and are denied each year. The reasons for a denial of a Social Security disability claim are numerous, but there are several common reasons why a claim might be...
Disability insurance in Hackensack, New Jersey, provides an income for those who can no longer work due to injury or illness. Some employs buy insurance through employers, but the insurance is only good for the duration of employment. Private long-term disability and...
A recent ruling involving the three-year statute of limitations involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) could affect your own retirement plan savings. The unanimous 14-page ruling involving Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma...
Michigan employees who are going through a divorce are likely to find it difficult to focus on work. Divorce takes up a fair amount of emotional energy and time, especially for couples who own multiple assets whose marital property value needs to be assessed and...