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How Does the Demise of Chevron Deference Affect Employee Benefit Plans and ERISA Regulatory Actions and Litigation?

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/28/2024

Since 1984, citation to Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council ("Chevron") has meant that courts should defer to an agency's interpretations of an ambiguous statute—as long as the agency's interpretation is...more

I Wanna Know What Love Is . . . and When to Provide Domestic Partner Benefits

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 10/5/2022

When the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages back in 2015, the IRS clarified that two people are legally married under federal law when they also are legally married under their state’s law. Because of this...more

Abortion as an Employee Health Benefit – How to Protect against Potential Liability Post-Dobbs

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 8/1/2022

Amazon. Bank of America. Citigroup. Dick’s Sporting Goods. JP Morgan. Kroger. Meta. Microsoft. Procter & Gamble. Target. Walt Disney Company. These are just a few of what is a growing list of companies that have offered to...more

For the Long Haul: SCOTUS Ruling Means ACA Coverage and Reporting Rules Here to Stay

Snell & Wilmer on 7/15/2021

Despite myriad legal challenges, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) remains the law of the land. We previously reported on the Supreme Court’s latest validation of the law in our SW Benefits Update, “Three Strikes You’re Out –...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2020

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/4/2020

May the Fourth Be With You? Not so Much. As the Buzz discussed previously, Congress was scheduled to return to Washington, D.C., next week. This week, however, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the U.S....more

ERISA Newsletter - Fourth Quarter 2019

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/17/2020

Editor's Overview - Happy New Year. We wrap-up 2019 with an article that reflects on significant developments in ERISA litigation during 2019, and takes a look at what's on the horizon for 2020. The courts (at all levels)...more

Hot Topics In Employee Benefits: What we're seeing

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits on 11/8/2019

As we look forward to 2020, we bring you a few key takeaways on the hot topics and trends that individuals operating in the employee benefits space are watching in health and welfare, plan sponsor considerations, executive...more

November 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 12/7/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Limits to ERISA Church Plan Exemption

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/28/2017

On March 27, 2017, the then 8 Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments for three consolidated cases regarding the outer bounds of the “church plan” exception under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...more

The Supreme Court’s Church Plan Decision

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/6/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court has held unanimously that a 1980 amendment to ERISA means that a pension benefit plan need not be established by a church in order to be exempt from ERISA rules, including most...more

The Supreme Court’s New Church Plan Cases — How They Might Affect ERISA Litigation Generally

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/15/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in three Church Plan cases presents the possibility that many Church Plans thought for years to be exempt from ERISA rules, including its funding rules, will now have...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - March 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/29/2016

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

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - February 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/24/2016

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

How Does the Supreme Court’s Obergefell Decision Affect Your Employee Benefit Plans?

King & Spalding on 2/8/2016

The short answer: No plan amendments are required, but certain plan amendments and operational changes are permitted, and certain operational changes may be required....more

IRS Guidance on Employee Benefits Implications of Supreme Court Obergefell Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/26/2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2015-86, which provides some additional clarification, in the form of questions and answers, on the treatment of same-sex spouses under tax-qualified retirement plans...more

IRS Issues Guidance on Application of Obergefell Decision to Benefit Plans

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/14/2015

This past June, the United States Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015), that the Fourteenth Amendment (i) requires a state’s civil marriage laws to apply to same-sex couples on the...more

Treasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Franczek P.C. on 10/29/2015

In recent guidance, the Department of Treasury and the IRS issued proposed rules that clarify under the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that the terms “spouse” and “husband” and “wife” refer to individuals who are lawfully...more

Obergefell v. Hodges – Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in all 50 States

Snell & Wilmer on 7/22/2015

Same-sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States - In 2013, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which defined marriage, for Federal purposes, as...more

Health and Welfare Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses after Obergefell: A New Mandate for Employers?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/21/2015

After last month’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, employee benefit plan sponsors may wonder whether Obergefell affirmatively imposes an obligation for employers to provide health, life,...more

Employment Law - July 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/13/2015

The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers - Why it matters: How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges? The landmark ruling that the Fourteenth...more

The Employment Law Authority - October/November 2014

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2014

In This Issue: - Employee Benefits. Recent IRS letter reminds employers about issues associated with offering “free” parking - State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state -...more

Impact of Supreme Court’s Recent Actions on Employee Benefits

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/29/2014

Did the Supreme Court legalize same-sex marriage? On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States denied review of seven petitions challenging federal court of appeal rulings in the Fourth, Seventh, and...more

Update on Same-Sex Employee Benefits

Butler Snow LLP on 9/11/2014

In recent months employers around the country, have been scrambling to keep up with developments with respect to the evolving rights of employees in same-sex relationships. This articles touches on some recent guidance in...more

Update For Retirement Plans Post-Windsor

Fisher Phillips on 8/6/2014

Now that some of the dust has settled on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor, employers who haven’t done so already should take immediate steps to review their retirement plan documents and administrative...more

Monthly Benefits Update

Franczek P.C. on 7/3/2014

In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court held that regulations under the Affordable Care Act that require employer group health plans to provide contraceptive coverage violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)....more

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