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Feb 11 2015

Blitman & King Presents on Northwestern Football Case and Unionization of College Athletes

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Brian J. LaClair, Esq., recently participated in a panel discussion on the unionization of college athletes in the context of the Northwestern football case pending before the NLRB.  During the presentation, Mr. LaClair discussed the factual circumstances that led the Northwestern football players to seek to organize and advocated in favor of allowing college athletes […]

Dec 23 2014
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Blitman & King achieves a significant win for retirement plan participants

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A federal district judge allowed a proposed class of Eastman Kodak Co. workers to move forward with a lawsuit against fiduciaries of the company’s retirement plans (Gedek v. Perez, 2014 BL 355169, W.D.N.Y., No. 6:12-cv-06051-DGL, 12/17/14).  Jules L. Smith, Blitman & King together with Mark P. Kindall and Robert A. Izard of Izard Nobel LLP represent […]

Nov 26 2014
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Jonathan Cerrito Quoted in Bloomberg BNA Article on DOL Attempts to Treat 401K Investment Platform Providers As Fiduciaries

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Bloomberg BNA quoted employee benefits partner Jonathan Cerrito in an article about two recent court decisions that rejected the DOL’s amicus position that the 401K platform provider at issue was a fiduciary. Jonathan explains how many of these 401K platform providers have a reservation of rights provision in their contracts. Pursuant to these provisions, a […]

Nov 3 2014

Legal Considerations When Engaging an Investment Professional for an ERISA Pension Plan

Jonathan Cerrito | Michael Daum | Employee Benefits

This is the first in a series of articles about legal considerations under ERISA for pension plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring investment professionals to assist with the investment of plan assets. The prudent investment of plan assets is one of the most basic duties facing pension plan fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security […]

Oct 30 2014
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IRS Announces 2015 Cost of Living Adjustments for Pension and Retirement Plans

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On October 23, 2014, the I.R.S. announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension and retirement plans for 2015. The elective deferral contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) plans has increased from $17,500 for 2014 to $18,000 for 2015. The catch-up contribution limit under those plans for those […]

Sep 16 2014
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Unions Confronting Employer Spinoff and Joint Venture Transactions Need to Understand Pension Funding Ramifications

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Regardless of whether spinoff transactions are vehicles for separating high-growth businesses or a method of taking out the trash, Jonathan Cerrito—a partner with Blitman & King—recently provided unions facing such transactions guidance in an article published by Bloomberg BNA. As Jonathan discusses, unions will want to maintain the security and predictability that existed pre-transaction in […]

Jul 16 2014
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Blitman & King Presents on Executive Compensation to Federal Credit Union Executives as Part of VirtualCorp Webinar Series

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Jonathan M. Cerrito, Esq. recently presented on executive compensation to a national audience of federal credit union executives as part of VirtualCorp’s webinar series.  The program, titled “How to Protect Yourself—What Every CU Executive Should Know,” was presented live on July 15, 2014, and addressed various issues, including the ins and outs of employment and […]

Jun 4 2014
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Blitman & King Presents on Americans with Disabilities Act as Part of American Bar Association Webinar Series

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Brian J. LaClair, Esq. recently presented to a national audience as part of the American Bar Association’s CLE webinar series.  The program, titled “Americans with Disabilities Act Essentials,” was presented live on April 30, 2014, and addressed various issues, including what entities are covered by ADA, the definition of “disability,” reasonable accommodation requirements, and prohibited […]

Jun 3 2014

2014 New York State Bar Association Seminar on Public Sector Labor & Employment Law

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Brian J. LaClair, Esq. will be presenting “FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) Compliance: Hot Issues” at the 2014 New York State Bar Association Seminar on Public Sector Labor & Employment Law on June 12, 2014 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center in Syracuse, New York.

May 30 2014
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Legal Updates and Strategies Involving Collective Bargaining and Impasse Procedures and General Municipal Law Section 207-A

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Nathaniel G. Lambright, Esq. will be presenting Legal Updates and Strategies Involving Collective Bargaining and Impasse Procedures and General Municipal Law Section 207-A on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the 76th Annual New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse, New York.