Posts Tagged ‘Litigation Law’
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 | Employee Benefits
Jules L. Smith and Bryan T. Arnault authored, and will present, a paper on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), including interpreting regulations and case law. GINA is intended to provide individuals with legal protection against discrimination based on genetic information in health insurance and employment.
Bernard T. King and Daniel R. Brice Author and Present Global Paper on Health Care Reform | Employee Benefits
It is easy to become bogged down in the minutia of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or “Act”). “Health Care Reform—Historical Overview” drafted by Bernard T. King, Esq. and Daniel R. Brice, Esq., and recently presented by Mr. King in Washington D.C., provides a big picture look at Health Care Reform.
2011 Labor & Employment Law Seminar
Health Care Reform Judicial Update Private Sector Bargaining The Small Employer Tax Credit The Basic Rules for Service Providers
Extension of the Effective Date for Fee Disclosure Regulations | Employee Benefits
On February 11, 2011, the Department of Labor announced that it will extend until January 1, 2012 the effective date for compliance with final regulations concerning disclosure of plan fees and costs to participants in defined contribution participant-directed account plans.
Daniel R. Brice and Jonathan M. Cerrito Speak Before Trade Association of Sales & Marketing Professionals
On January 19, 2011, Daniel R. Brice and Jonathan M. Cerrito presented to CNY Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME)—a trade association founded in 1935 and a recognized voice of the sales and marketing profession in Central New York—on various employment law and employee benefits matters.
Ginger LaChapelle Presents New DOL Fee Disclosure Rule to the Albany Chapter of the New York Employee Benefits Committee | Employment Law
Ginger LaChapelle, an Associate in the Employee Benefits Department, recently presented Reviewing the DOL's Final Rule for Fee Disclosure in Participant Directed Individual Account Plans to the Albany Chapter of the New York Employee Benefits Committee.
Wage Theft Prevention Act Signed Into Law | New York Law
On December 13, 2010, Governor Patterson signed the Wage Theft Prevention Act (“Act”) into law, which provides enhanced remedies and greater enforcement powers to prevent violations of New York wage laws.
Blitman & King Successfully Guides Plan Through IRS Voluntary Correction Program To Address In-Service Distributions
On behalf of a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, Blitman & King, LLP submitted an application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for participation in its Voluntary Compliance Program. The matter involved qualification errors related to in-service distributions and recalculation of benefits.
Department of Labor Proposes Revisions to the Definition of “Fiduciary” | Employee Benefits
Timothy R. Bauman, a Partner and the Chair of the Employee Benefits Department, recently authored a commentary, that was published in the Newsletter of the American Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Committee, discussing the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed change to the definition of a “fiduciary” under ERISA…
Defending Trustees Against Failure to Diversify Claims | Employee Benefits
Jonathan M. Cerrito, a Partner in the Employee Benefits Department, and Michael R. Daum, a 2010 Summer Associate, recently published an article addressing diversification in the context of fund of funds investment vehicles in Benefits & Compensation Digest Volume 47 Number 12, pages 24-28, December, 2010...