House GOP, Lawyers Warn of ERISA Litigation Abuse by Plaintiffs

House Republicans and retirement plan industry players renewed warnings of a surge of copy-cat lawsuits from the plaintiffs’ ...

UnitedHealth Axes Reimbursement Suit on ERISA Preemption Grounds

UnitedHealth Group Inc. defeated an insurance reimbursement suit Tuesday after a federal appeals court affirmed the Employee ...
National Association of Plan Advisors

House to Examine ‘Pension Predators’ as ERISA Pleading-Standards Bill Unveiled

Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) on Nov. 18 introduced the ERISA Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 6084), legislation that would strengthen the pleading standards for lawsuits brought under the Employee Retirement ...
PLANADVISER

U.S. Reps Introduce Bills on ERISA Litigation, Annuity Access

U.S. representatives recently introduced legislation intended to reduce litigation targeting retirement plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The ERISA Litigation Reform Act, ...
Forbes

ERISA Creditor Protection Extended To Flawed Or Abused Retirement Plans In Gilbert

Most employee retirement plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), which provides the legal construct and restrictions by which such plans are to be created and ...
PLANADVISER

DOL Opinion Fuels Clash Over Whether Morgan Stanley’s Adviser Pay Is Really an ERISA Plan

A federal court’s narrow reading of ‘bonus’ pay—and the DOL’s sharply different view—could reshape how Wall Street structures ...