Editor's Overview -
The end of the U.S. Supreme Court's term brought two significant ERISA decisions. The first concerns the standard of review that courts apply when evaluating ERISA stock-drop claims. As discussed...more
7/17/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Mandates ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Religious Exemption ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Stock Drop Litigation
Having settled into the new year, we reflect on decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 that are likely to have a significant impact in the world of pension and welfare employee benefits and, in some cases, already have...more
3/4/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Contraceptives ,
DOMA ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
FICA Taxes ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Kathleen Sebelius ,
McCutchen v. U.S. Airways ,
Quality Stores ,
Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Stocks ,
US v Windsor
The employee benefits issues to be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court continue to be of great significance to plan sponsors and fiduciaries. This month we review the Court's employee benefit decisions from 2013 and also...more
2/24/2014
/ 401k ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Class Certification ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DOMA ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
FICA Taxes ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
First Amendment ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
IRS ,
McCutchen v. U.S. Airways ,
MHPAEA ,
Provider Payments ,
Quality Stores ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
State of Celebration ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Transition Relief ,
US v Windsor