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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

Brooks Pierce

Plan Sponsors, Beware This Benefit Plan Pitfall…

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Do you know who is responsible for administering your ERISA employee benefit plans, including who has the authority to resolve claims for benefits under each plan? Do your plan documents reflect your actual administrative...more

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NC Court of Appeals Sets Standard for Extended Benefits in Sturdivant v. NC Department of Public Safety – What’s Next?

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In Sturdivant v. NC Department of Public Safety (No. COA22-421), the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirms Full Commission Opinion and Award denying extended benefits under N.C.G.S. 97-29 (c)...more

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Benefit Plan Descriptions May Create Unilateral Contracts in Pennsylvania

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Benefit plan descriptions may expose Pennsylvania employers to additional contractual obligations and liabilities. According to a three-judge Pennsylvania Superior Court panel, providing benefit plan descriptions to employees...more

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The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Ninth Circuit Affirms $6.5 Million Bad Faith Verdict Against Disability Insurer

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In McClure v. Country Life Ins. Co., 795 Fed. Appx. 548 (9th Cir. 2020), the Ninth Circuit affirmed a $6.5 million bad faith verdict against a disability insurer that included a $1.29 million award for emotional distress...more

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Part 2: Key Differences in the Revised Regulations

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In our last blog post on Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“MAPFML”), we reviewed the Department of Family and Medical Leave’s (the “Department”) draft regulations published in January 2019 and outlined some of the...more

Verrill

December 2018 Client Advisory

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This Client Advisory highlights important developments in the law governing employee benefit plans and executive compensation over the past year. It offers insight into what these developments mean for employers and plan...more

Blank Rome LLP

New Department of Labor Disability Claim Procedure: A Trap for the Unwary

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On April 1, 2018, a new Department of Labor regulation that modifies the procedures ERISA-governed plans must use to evaluate disability claims took effect....more

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Will Your Plan Have To Follow The New Disability Claims Procedures On April 1?

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U.S. Department of Labor final regulations for disability claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans become effective on April 1, 2018. Plan sponsors should do two things: (1) review plans that...more

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What Does Your Plan Say? Disability Claims Procedures Changing on April 1, 2018

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Effective for any claims made on or after April 1, 2018, the decision to grant or deny benefits under an ERISA-covered plan will be governed by new rules. Since insured plans are subject to the claims procedures set forth...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New DOL Regulations Require Changes to Plan Claims Procedures – Here's How to Comply

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The DOL issued final regulations that changed the handling of claims and appeals of disability determinations under benefit plans governed by ERISA. Here is what your benefits department needs to know and do: 1. Effective...more

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What Should Employers Do About the Delay In the New Disability Claims Procedure Requirements?

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On November 24, 2017, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") announced a 90-day delay in the effective date of regulations that will significantly change the claims procedure requirements for employee benefit plans...more

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A Court’s Review of a Disability Benefit Claim May Hinge on the Meaning “Satisfactory to Us”

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Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts should review an ERISA participant’s claim for benefits under a de novo standard of review unless the plan gives the plan fiduciary discretionary authority to...more

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