Editor’s Overview -
This month we review the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of National Elevator Industries Health Benefit Plan where the Supreme Court considered the scope of...more
3/29/2016
/ 401k ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Assignment Clauses ,
Applicable Large Employers (ALE) ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Determination on Remand ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equitable Lien ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
IRS ,
McCutchen v. U.S. Airways ,
Medical Expenses ,
Medical Liens ,
Montanile v Board of Trustees ,
Penalties ,
Reimbursements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RJ Reynolds ,
RJR Nabisco ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Subrogation ,
Vesting
Editor's Overview -
This month's article reviews a few non-ERISA cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, which may, depending on the breadth of the decisions, impact ERISA litigation. First, in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the...more
2/24/2016
/ 401k ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Representatives ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equitable Lien ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
IRS ,
M&G Polymers v Tackett ,
Montanile v Board of Trustees ,
Mootness ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Statistical Sampling ,
Subrogation ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Wellness Programs
On January 20, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Eleventh Circuit and held that when a ERISA plan participant obtains a third-party settlement subject to a plan’s subrogation provision, and then...more