Albert Einstein is famously credited with saying, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." This adage comes to mind as defense counsel continue to resort to the same strategies for...more
4/28/2022
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403(b) Plans ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Defense Strategies ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Plausibility Standard ,
Retirement Plan ,
Share Classes
In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, Myron D. Rumeld, partner and co-chair of Proskauer’s ERISA Litigation group and senior associate Tulio D. Chirinos, review the current state of affairs with respect to the...more
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For over two decades, federal law has required covered health plans and insurers to ensure that certain mental health benefits are in parity with offered medical/surgical benefits. The meaning of...more
1/9/2018
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Affordable Care Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Claim Procedures ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability ,
Disability Benefits ,
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Public Health Service Act ,
QMAC ,
QNEC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Statute of Repose ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
User Fees
As Amy Covert and Aaron Feuer discuss below, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. where it is expected to rule next term on whether plan sponsors may dictate in the...more
7/12/2013
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Certiorari ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Form 720 ,
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ,
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. ,
Insurance Industry ,
PCORI ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations