The state's group health coverage mandate does apply to a multistate plan sponsored by a Tennessee-based employer, a ...

Cybercriminals look for two things when seeking a victim—access and opportunity. ERISA retirement plans offer both.

Novel legal theories and a lower bar for plaintiffs could unleash an explosion in ERISA-based lawsuits against 401(k) plan ...

At least two other appeals courts have said that plans have the burden of raising exemptions and proving they apply. ERISA prohibits benefit plans from engaging in transactions with third parties that ...

ERISA also contains a list of exemptions that include providing investment advice, loans to plan participants, loans to employee stock ownership plans, and contracts for life insurance or annuities.

In recent years, prescription drug prices have been top-of-mind for state legislators, who have responded by passing laws that seek to control ...

In addition to setting operating requirements for employer-provided plans, ERISA provides bankruptcy protection to participants. Plans covered under ERISA, also commonly referred to as ...

A unanimous court held that such proof was the burden of the defense — but also raised potential issues that could follow ...

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Workplace retirement plans are facing a growing wave of class action lawsuits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), pushing employers to evaluate the policies that dictate how ...