Discusses In re Gilbert where the U.S. Third Circuit ruled that the anti-alienation protections of ERISA extended to even ...

A wave of ERISA class-action lawsuits is challenging tobacco surcharge programs in employer-sponsored health plans across the U.S. These cases ...

plans and the University by two former employees who claimed that the committee’s actions with respect to the plans had violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The case, one of ...

or ERISA, is a federal law enacted in 1974 that protects retirement assets by requiring clear plan details, fiduciary responsibility and participant rights. Employers and plan administrators must ...

The discussion focused on whether the effective vindication doctrine renders unenforceable clauses mandating individual ...

And while legislative updates to ERISA have made it easier than ever for many people to save for retirement in 401(k) plans, nearly one-third of private-sector workers lack access to an employer ...

"Employers cannot use ERISA's provisions encouraging wellness ... $134,222 to employees participating in the company's health plan who were charged extra for using tobacco. The lawsuit was filed ...

The Department of Labor is providing a sneak peek at Form 5500, which includes revisions to codes for pension-linked ...

Retirement plan trustees suing John Hancock Life Insurance Co. asked the Eleventh Circuit to rethink its recent decision ...

State pension plans have an easier time allocating a portion of their assets to cryptocurrencies compared to private pension ...