On November 10, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers in Texas from imposing vaccine mandates that require employees and/or contractors to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine....more
12/20/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Florida ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
Texas ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The Supreme Court’s January 24, 2022 decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University, has caused alarm in some corners, with panicked predictions of a proliferation of ERISA suits alleging that defined contribution plans...more
In the United States, the federal government has faced challenges in imposing vaccination mandates for large private employers, federal contractors, and certain health care employees. Because of that, choices around...more
2/8/2022
/ Complaint Procedures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Entities ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Exemptions ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed HB 1-B, Ch. 2021-272, Laws of Fla. (the “Vaccination Exemption Law”), which prohibits every private employer from issuing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for its Florida employees without...more
Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice provide insights on current issues facing various types of employee benefits programs.
Topics include:
- Cybersecurity
- DOL Audit Initiatives
-...more
10/27/2021
/ 401k ,
Audits ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Pensions ,
Popular ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act ,
Webinars
Please join us for our live Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 webinar on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice will provide insights on current...more
11/16/2020
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Voting ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Webinars
In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court, in Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A., 590 U.S. __ (2020), held that participants in defined benefit pension plans lack standing to sue plan fiduciaries for allegedly imprudent plan...more
6/17/2020
/ Article III ,
Breach of Duty ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mismanagement ,
Pensions ,
Plan Participants ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Thole v U.S. Bank
Plan participants and their beneficiaries may now have extra time to exercise some of their rights under the employee benefit plans in which they participate. ...more
5/16/2020
/ Beneficiaries ,
CARES Act ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Extensions ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
IRS ,
Plan Participants ,
U.S. Treasury
As the COVID-19 state of emergency continues, businesses are implementing and considering a variety of employee-related measures to manage the impact of the crisis. While some businesses may avail themselves of payroll...more
In Part I of our Act Now Advisory on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), we addressed numerous aspects of the Act, including provisions on (i) paid sick and family leave; (ii) the...more
4/1/2020
/ Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Employee Retention ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Shareholders ,
Small Business ,
Stocks ,
Tax Relief
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), a $2+ trillion aid and stimulus package, which includes a broad range of financial...more
Welcome to the Summer edition of Benefits Litigation Update, brought to you by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the law firm Epstein Becker & Green.
With a new Administration and executive branch, we are already...more
7/28/2017
/ 401k ,
Amgen v Sandoz ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biosimilars ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Contract ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Retirement Plan ,
Summary Plan Description ,
Venue
Welcome to the Spring edition of Benefits Litigation Update, brought to you by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the law firm Epstein Becker & Green.
As a new Congress, and a new executive branch, work on major...more
A Publication from Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee -
Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) are pleased to release the current issue of the Benefits Litigation Update...more
11/23/2016
/ 401k ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Berkshire Hathaway ,
Class Action ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pensions ,
Preemption ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standing ,
Wellness Programs
Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) are pleased to release the current issue of the Benefits Litigation Update (“Update”). The Update is a publication which provides four primary...more
7/14/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
De-Risking ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Preemption ,
Safe Harbors ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs
A Publication from Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee
Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) are pleased to release the current issue of the Benefits Litigation Update...more
3/24/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CIGNA v Amara ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Telehealth ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs ,
Yard Man ,
Zubik v Burwell
Message from ERIC President and CEO Annette Guarisco Fildes:
Welcome to the Fall edition of Benefits Litigation Update, brought to you by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the law firm of Epstein Becker &...more
Welcome to the new, rejuvenated version of the Benefits Litigation Update, which we bring you jointly with the law firm of Epstein Becker Green. Our goal is to provide a concise and, we hope, insightful glimpse into recent...more
7/27/2015
/ 401k ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Dave & Buster's ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Insurance ,
Preemption ,
Telehealth
In this issue:
- Recent Supreme Court Decisions Revise Rules for Stock Drop Cases
- Hobby Lobby and the Questions Left Unanswered
- Post-Amara Landscape Continues to Evolve
- Supreme Court to...more
7/21/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
CIGNA v Amara ,
Class Action ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Mandates ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
Fraud ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hobby Lobby ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
US Bancorp
In this issue:
- Will Section 510 of ERISA Restrict Workforce Structuring under the Affordable Care Act?
- A New Threat to Sponsors and Fiduciaries: Equitable Remedies After Amara
- First ERISA Decision...more