After a brief hiatus, Proskauer's ERISA Newsletter is back with a brand new look. We hope you like it and find it is easier to navigate. In addition to implementing our new format, we have moved to a quarterly publication...more
4/6/2017
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Aetna ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Pleadings ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Delays ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
HRA ,
Insider Information ,
IRS ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pleading Standards ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Plan (QSEHRAs) ,
Repeal ,
Retirement Plan ,
Small Employers ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Trump Administration ,
Unilateral Modification ,
Vested Benefits
Editor’s Overview -
In 2016, we saw a considerable uptick in the number and variety of excessive fee lawsuits commenced against plan fiduciaries of defined contribution plans. We begin the year by taking a look at these...more
1/31/2017
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
AARP ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
GINA ,
Investment Funds ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Self-Dealing ,
Unions ,
Vesting ,
Wellness Programs
In a decision watched closely by both employers and unions, a unanimous Supreme Court has resolved a thirty-plus year split among the circuit courts on the standards governing claims for retiree health-care benefits arising...more