On October 18, 2012, the I.R.S. announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension and retirement plans for 2013. Of note:
The National Relations Board held, on October 4, 2012, that a New York State construction company violated labor law by unilaterally withdrawing from collective-bargaining obligations. Dan Brice, a partner with Blitman & King, successfully represented the Union in achieving all relief requested. The case involved a construction company’s attempt to evade its contractual obligations by […]
On September 13, 2012, Daniel R. Brice, a partner with Blitman & King, will be a panelist for a discussion on health care reform sponsored by the Labor and Employment Relations Association, Central New York Chapter.
On June 19, 2012, Jonathan Cerrito, Dan Brice and Ginger LaChapelle presented to over 40 members of the Greater Central New York Association of Health Underwriters on topics involving health care reform, HIPAA/HITECH and service provider fee disclosure initiatives. Thank you to NYAHU for the opportunity.
The Department of Labor is sending emails to Form 5500 filers if they are large employee benefit plans that have not included a Schedule C, Scott C. Albert, chief of the reporting and compliance division at DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration, said May 8. DOL is concerned that plan administrators and fiduciaries are unaware of the fees and expenses that are supposed to be reported on Schedule C, Albert said.
On April 18, 2012, Jonathan Cerrito, Dan Brice and Ginger LaChapelle of Blitman & King presented to the Schenectady County Dental Association on issues involving 401(k) plan administration, HIPAA and employment law.
On April 12, 2012, the IRS announced that the U.S. and Germany have agreed not to tax income or dividends from investments made by certain U.S. or German pension funds. Of particular interest to U.S. pension funds, is that favorable tax treatment will apply to dividends received from a group trust established pursuant to IRS Revenue Ruling 81-100.
Nathaniel Lambright, a partner in the Labor Department of Blitman & King, will present at upcoming NLRB conference on May 11, 2012 at The Hearthstone in Depew, NY. Nat will discuss recent developments at the NLRB. Other topics of interest include the duty of fair representations, relocations, closings and other entrepreneurial decisions, social media and the NLRB and the changing face of ethical obligations involving the internet and social media.
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.”
Jules Smith, a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice of Blitman & King, recently authored a paper discussing the latest pronouncements of the National Labor Relations concerning employer applications of rules restricting employee use of Social Media, which are generally measured against the rights contained in Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.