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Bricker Graydon LLP

What Happens to Health FSA Balances When COBRA Coverage is Elected?

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While most plan sponsors understand that their plans must offer continuation coverage under COBRA for their medical benefits, many administrators find themselves on less solid ground when it comes to COBRA coverage and health...more

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SCOTUS Limits ADA Lawsuits by Retirees Over Post-Employment Benefits

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In a June decision, the Supreme Court limited retirees' ability to bring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits, finding that the ADA generally does not allow claims by retirees or protect post-employment health...more

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Holds Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable Against Spouse of Former Employee

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In Lubin v. Starbucks Corp., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered defendant Starbucks’ appeal of an order denying its motion to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ lawsuit alleging that Starbucks sent deficient...more

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Sprint, Former Employees Urge Kansas Federal Court to Approve $3.5M Deal to Resolve Benefit Calculation Suit

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Three former Sprint Communications employees asked a Kansas federal court to approve its multimillion-dollar proposed class action against Sprint, which the parties reached through mediation. According to the former...more

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The problem with former employees

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I always say that the reason I don’t have employees is I was an employee once too. My joke about employee-employer relations is that no employer ever thinks they pay their employees too little and no employee thinks they get...more

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The former employee has an axe to grind

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Someone I know was let go during COVID in April 2020. Thankfully, they were reemployed rather quickly since they had an outstanding job offer that they didn’t reject....more

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You don’t need the headache of former employees

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A family member just went through the process of locating retirement plan accounts at two different employers. The employers changed providers and the million dollars of retirement assets were just sitting there. These were...more

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Hell hath no fury than a former employee scorned

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I always say that the reason I don’t have employees is I was once an employee too. I was never totally happy with pay and benefits and I don’t know if I ever could be totally satisfied where I worked. I was a good employee,...more

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The former employees can be a huge problem

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In terms of issues over retirement plans for the past 22 years, the two most treacherous investigations that I went through with the Department of Labor (DOL) over the plans sponsored by clients, simply started by a complaint...more

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The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - November 2020

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When people ask my wife what I do for a living, she says she doesn’t know. Half the time I think she’s joking and half the time I think she’s serious that she doesn’t know what an ERISA attorney does. The same thing goes with...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to ESOP Transaction

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In Lee v. Argent Trust Co., the court dismissed ERISA claims challenging an ESOP stock transaction because the plaintiff, who “fundamentally misunderstands the nature of the” ESOP transaction, did not allege that she suffered...more

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The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - March 2019

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How 401(k) Plan Sponsors Should Deal With Plan Enrollment/Education Meetings. These meetings shouldn't be forgotten. Plan sponsors are constantly inundated by articles and plan providers talking about issues dealing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Analyzes ERISA Claims Against Advisor Firm in Putative Class Action

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed the putative class active brought against T. Rowe Price Group by current and former employees alleging the firm breached its fiduciary duty by favoring its own financial...more

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Avoiding Unexpected Liability for Former Employees’ Medical Expenses

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Adherence to the COBRA health care continuation rules is not always high on an employer’s list of priorities. Compliance is often “outsourced,” and even when handled “in-house,” it rarely consumes much attention. A recent...more

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Third Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over Test for “Top Hat” Status Under ERISA

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A Third Circuit decision, Sikora v. UPMC, 876 F.3d 110 (3d Cir. 2017), deepens a circuit split over whether a participant’s bargaining power is relevant to determining whether a plan qualifies for “top hat” status under...more

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