The US Labor Department has released a closely watched rule that will expand strict fiduciary standards of conduct to cover more retirement plan advisers, and has already drawn ire from Wall Street.
Taxpayer contributions to New York City and state pensions will rise by $4 billion under a benefit sweetener for some public employees included in the state budget.
A Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney sued the firm’s welfare benefit plan and
A decision requiring Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to reprocess denied claims for gender-affirming care drew criticism from religious and business-focused groups in briefs urging the Ninth Circuit to undo the ruling.
A National Basketball Association referee who was terminated for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine won $2.9 million in a lawsuit saying he was wrongly denied pension benefits under the league plan.
The US Labor Department has released a closely watched rule that will expand strict fiduciary standards of conduct to cover more retirement plan advisers, and has already drawn ire from Wall Street.
Nebraska made slight modifications to its unemployment insurance law that is intended to lower employers’ experienced tax rates, under a bill that went into effect on April 16.
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A derivatives attorney for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP filed a lawsuit against Unum Group subsidiaries, saying he was wrongly denied $50,000 in monthly disability benefits on account of Covid-related ailments.
Millennium Hotels & Resorts settled a lawsuit filed by a manager who claimed she was discriminated against and denied legally available family leave because of her race.
A National Basketball Association referee who was terminated for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine won $2.9 million in a lawsuit saying he was wrongly denied pension benefits under the league plan.
Georgetown University on Tuesday defeated an appeal by employees challenging the fees and investment options in a pair of the school’s retirement plans.
Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.
The court granted Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Missouri and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction Abira Medical Laboratories LLC’s breach of contract suit alleging refusal to pay or underpayment of claims. Abira Med. Labs. LLC v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Mo., 2024 BL 135165, E.D. Pa., 23-4940, 4/19/24
The court granted in part Unum Life Insurance Company of America, CoAdvantage Corporation, and CoAdvantage Resources Inc.'s motions to dismiss an employee’s beneficiaries’ breach of fiduciary duties claims, in this ERISA action challenging the denial of life insurance benefits. Morales v. CoAdvantage Corp., 2024 BL 133253, M.D. Fla., 6:24-cv-117-JA-DCI, 4/18/24
The court denied AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 3 and Sedwick Claim Management Services Inc.'s motion to dismiss an employee’s ERISA action challenging the denial of long-term disability benefits and alleging breach of fiduciary duties. Dickson v. AT&T Umbrella Ben. Plan No. 3, 2024 BL 128122, W.D. Mo., 4:23-cv-00456-DGK, 4/15/24
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