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

Paul Fronstin, director of Health Benefits Research at EBRI, discussed ERISA and trends in employer self-insurance during a ...

Attorney Allie Itami discusses why state pension funds have had an earlier start embracing digital assets than privately ...

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

The DOL has updated its detailed guidance on cybersecurity for ERISA-covered benefit plans. The DOL’s guidance applies to health and welfare plans as well as to retirement plans. In its most ...

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

Last year, Gardehpe decided that Morgan Stanley’s deferred compensation plans did fall under the protections of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which governs ...

Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court declined to hear a dispute over whether a trial or arbitration is the way to ...

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

November 05, 2024 - As the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (more commonly known as "ERISA"), celebrates its 50th anniversary, this moment provides a valuable ...

In a ruling that a dissenting opinion says "weakens an "important mechanism" to stop costly litigation over "meritless claims - a federal appellate court has given new life to an excessive fee suit.

Non-qualified means they aren't regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, The tax law requires that the plan document(s) specify the amount paid, the payment schedule, and the ...