Blitman & King Secures Victory On Appeal Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
On an issue of first impression, Ken Wagner, a partner with Blitman & King secured a victory on appeal for a number of multiemployer benefit funds that sought to shift the burden on record keeping. The case was discussed and highlighted in Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report (178 DLR AA-1, September 13, 2012, © 2012 […]
B&K Benefits Update Newsletter – Spring 2012
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What does health care look like in 2014 and beyond? | Employment Law
That's exactly the question that Ginger LaChapelle, an Associate in the Employee Benefits Department of Blitman & King, recently addressed in her presentation at the firm's 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar. The paper and presentation explained key health reform provisions relating to the establishment of state-run American Health Benefit Exchanges, and the law’s most controversial requirement, the “individual mandate.”
October 14, 2011 BNA Insights features article| Employment Law
In the article, entitled "How Gross Takes the Teeth Out of a Proposal For an Employment-Status Discrimination Cause of Action," Michael R. Daum discusses pending congressional legislation to prohibit employers from discriminating against applicants on the basis of their employment status and warns that such a law would be rendered ineffective by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services.
7 B&K Attorneys Named as 2011 Super Lawyers | New York Law
Congratulations to the following Blitman & King attorneys who have been named as 2011 Super Lawyers for New York: Charles E. Blitman, Employee Benefits/ERISA; Bernard T. King, Employment & Labor; Daniel E. Kornfeld, Employee Benefits/ERISA; James R. LaVaute, Employment & Labor; Donald D. Oliver, Employment & Labor; Jules L. Smith, Employment & Labor; Kenneth L. Wagner, Employment & Labor
B&K Quarterly Benefits Update – Summer 2011 | Employee Benefits
Inside this issue are updates regarding Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices, Constitutional Challenges to Health Care Reform, the Impact of New York State’s Same-Sex Marriage Law on ERISA Covered Health Plans, FASB and more.
Court of Appeals orders deference to public employer’s initial determination in section 207-a case | Litigation Law
In a recent opinion, a divided New York Court of Appeals found a Ridge Road Fire District firefighter ineligible for General Municipal Law Section 207-a benefits where the District's initial determination denying benefits was supported by substantial evidence.
Office of Civil Rights imposes $5.3 million in fines for HIPAA privacy rule violations | Employee Benefits
In an unprecedented enforcement action, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently imposed a $4.3 million civil monetary fine and reached a $1 million settlement as punishment for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).
Executives of Tax-Exempt Entities Need to Value Fringes as Part of their Compensation Package | New York Law
The IRS is conducting a National Research Program focusing on uncollected employment taxes for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. As part of this nationwide review, the IRS recently indicated that the most common reason it imposes sanctions on tax-exempt organizations is the improper reporting of fringe benefits.
Bernard T. King Authors and Presents Paper on Health Care Reform at International Conference for Attorneys | Employee Benefits & New York Law
Bernard T. King authored and presented a paper the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the 9th Annual Iron Workers International Attorneys’ Conference including a history and introduction to health care reform, a timeline of the implementation of various requirements and an update on legal/legislative challenges currently underway.