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United States Supreme Court Ruling Significantly Narrows Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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On June 20, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued an important ruling in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, which significantly narrows the scope of the protections under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Second Circuit Casts Doubt on Overly Restrictive Arbitration Clauses in ERISA Plans

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Employers in New York, Connecticut and Vermont should revisit their employee benefit plan documents if they believe that any of their plans may have an arbitration clause for the resolution of Employee Retirement Income...more

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Coming to a Retirement Plan Near You in 2024 - Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

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Beginning January 1, 2024, employers will be required to allow Long-term, part-time (LTPT) employees to make deferral contributions to qualified retirement plans that contain cash or deferred arrangements. Deferrals for LTPT...more

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Plaintiffs Target Use of 401(k) Plan Forfeitures

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In the past month, plaintiffs have filed two separate lawsuits – Dimou v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. and Rodriguez v. Intuit, Inc – accusing plan fiduciaries of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

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Participant Data: Whose Asset is it Anyway?

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2020 has seen a record number of class action lawsuits alleging excessive fees and imprudent investment offerings in defined contribution plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). But the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Beware of the “Overshare”: Construe Requests for ERISA Plan Documents Narrowly!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Administrators of ERISA plans frequently receive requests from participants, beneficiaries, and their representatives for plan-related documents. A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more

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New Retirement Requirements for California Employers

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Starting Jan. 1, 2017, the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (Senate Bill 1234) will begin the development and build-out of a program to require employers who do not already offer a tax-qualified retirement...more

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Mandatory Payroll Deduction Savings Programs Are on the Rise

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According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), one-third of American workers do not have the option to participate in a retirement savings plan through their employers. To help employees save for retirement, more states are...more

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Federal District Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause Contained in ERISA Plan

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A federal district court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania transferred an ERISA lawsuit against Caterpillar Inc. to the Northern District of Illinois after finding the forum selection clause contained in the governing...more

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Final Regulations Issued on Application of ERISA to State-Sponsored Retirement Programs for Private Sector Employees

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued final regulations allowing states to implement state-sponsored retirement plans for private sector employees without running afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...more

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