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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Remedies

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Ninth Circuit: Medical Providers Lack ERISA Standing

The Ninth Circuit affirmed two district court decisions that concluded medical providers were not “beneficiaries” under Section 502(a) of ERISA and therefore lacked standing to bring an ERISA claim...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The Department of Labor’s 2016 Final Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule: The Best Interest Contract Exemption

Last month the U.S. Department of Labor published a suite of final regulations governing the fiduciary status of, and prescribing conflict of interest rules that apply to, persons who provide investment advice to...more

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Ninth Circuit Takes Narrow View of ERISA Surcharge Remedy

In Gabriel v. Alaska Electrical Pension Fund, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a pension plan participant could not be “made whole” by using the equitable remedy of surcharge to recover pension benefits he was erroneously told he...more

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Tenth Circuit is First Circuit to Determine Remedies for Violation of ERISA Section 204(h) Notice Requirements

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The transition of many companies from using traditional "final average pay" plans to "cash balance" pension plans in the last two decades has created significant employee discontent, and therefore substantial litigation. ...more

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