The Supreme Court’s January 24, 2022 decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University, has caused alarm in some corners, with panicked predictions of a proliferation of ERISA suits alleging that defined contribution plans...more
Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice provide insights on current issues facing various types of employee benefits programs.
Topics include:
- Cybersecurity
- DOL Audit Initiatives
-...more
10/27/2021
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Audits ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Pensions ,
Popular ,
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SECURE Act ,
Webinars
Please join us for our live Hot Topics and Trends in Employee Benefits for 2021 webinar on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Attorneys from our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice will provide insights on current...more
11/16/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Voting ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
Webinars
In a recent 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court, in Thole v. U.S. Bank N.A., 590 U.S. __ (2020), held that participants in defined benefit pension plans lack standing to sue plan fiduciaries for allegedly imprudent plan...more
6/17/2020
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Breach of Duty ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mismanagement ,
Pensions ,
Plan Participants ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Thole v U.S. Bank
Welcome to the Summer edition of Benefits Litigation Update, brought to you by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the law firm Epstein Becker & Green.
With a new Administration and executive branch, we are already...more
7/28/2017
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Amgen v Sandoz ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biosimilars ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Contract ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Retirement Plan ,
Summary Plan Description ,
Venue
A Publication from Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee -
Epstein Becker Green and The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) are pleased to release the current issue of the Benefits Litigation Update...more
11/23/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Berkshire Hathaway ,
Class Action ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pensions ,
Preemption ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standing ,
Wellness Programs