The recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (“CAA”) requires new disclosures for brokers and other consultants providing services to certain group health plans. Under the CAA, “covered service providers”...more
2/11/2021
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Brokers ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Retirement Plan
In this edition of our Newsletter, we take a look at a pair of cases that, while unrelated, together remind us of the importance of having clear plan rules in place that reflect the plan sponsor’s intention. The first article...more
10/11/2019
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403(b) Plans ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Health Insurance ,
IRS ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA) ,
Pensions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Withdrawal Liability
Editor’s Overview -
In this issue of Proskauer's ERISA Litigation Newsletter, we review a recent ruling by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the application of controlled group principles to the building...more
6/1/2016
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Arbitrators ,
COBRA ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Construction Industry ,
Controlled Groups ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pensions ,
Popular ,
Summary of Benefits and Coverage ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withdrawal Liability
The Supreme Court cast a ray of sunlight for employers by rejecting the use of a problematic inference in adjudicating claims for retiree benefits brought pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. For many years, the...more
In This Issue:
- Editor's Overview
- View from Proskauer: Are Your Conversations Privileged under ERISA?
- Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest
...more
2/19/2013
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
COBRA ,
Confidential Communications ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Insurance ,
Overpayment ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Third-Party
In This Issue:
- Editors' Overview
- Supreme Court Revisits Meaning of 'Appropriate Equitable Relief' in US Airways v. McCutchen
- Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest
...more