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UK Pensions in dispute - July 2025

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A scheme has been ordered to pay over GBP50,000 by the Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) for failure to pay lump sum death benefits within a two-year window set out in the scheme’s rules: CAS-66581-S4T8. The rules provided that...more

Pillsbury - Propel

Preparing for the Unthinkable: Treatment of Compensation and Benefits on Death of an Employee

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When an employee unexpectedly dies, companies often want to act quickly so as to minimize disruption to the deceased employee’s family. While that is an important goal, companies need to ensure that they follow federal and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Benefits Basics - When an Employee Dies: A Resource Guide for HR & Benefits Professionals

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As a member of your company’s human resources or employee benefits department, one of the most difficult calls you may receive is from a colleague or an employee’s family member notifying you of the death of an employee. This...more

Mayer Brown

Pensions and the Autumn Budget – what’s changing?

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The Autumn Budget announced that from 6 April 2027, the majority of death benefits paid from registered pension schemes (whether DB or DC) will form part of the deceased member’s estate for inheritance tax (“IHT”) purposes....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Employee Benefit Plan Review – From the Courts

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Second Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting ERISA Claims for Retiree Health Benefits The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing claims under the Employee Retirement...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: Actions For Pension Trustees

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The COVID19 crisis has changed the landscape for pension scheme trustees. This note discusses the potential impacts and actions trustees should consider taking in relation to the following areas. ...more

Carlton Fields

Court Sheds Light on ERISA’s Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege

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A federal district court in Ohio recently attempted to shed some light on when internal communications between an ERISA plan administrator and its in-house counsel are discoverable and when they are protected by the...more

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First Post-Windsor ERISA Decision

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In the first reported ERISA decision post-Windsor, the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held (in Cozen O’Connor, P.C. v. Jennifer Tobits) that a same-sex spouse is to be treated as the decedent’s...more

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