We turn once again to the sad and difficult task that plan administrators face when distributing the benefits of a participant who has been murdered by his or her designated beneficiary. Sad for obvious reasons. Difficult...more
2/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
Beneficiaries ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Insanity Defense ,
Interpleaders ,
Pension Funds ,
Plan Administrators ,
Preemption ,
Retirement Plan ,
Slayer Statutes ,
State Law Claims
“Top hat” plans are plans employers maintain for a “select group of management or highly compensated employees.” These plans are exempt from many of ERISA’s protections, including eligibility, vesting, fiduciary...more