2010 Meeting Papers

Health Care Reform

• Senate Passes Health Reform Bill
• House Passes Affordable Health Care for America Act

Current Hot Procedural Issues in ERISA

• Current Hot Procedural Issues in ERISA (01)
• Current Hot Procedural Issues in ERISA (02)

Trials of Employer Stock Cases

• DiFelice v. US Airways and Brieger v. Tellabs
• ERISA Class Action Settlements & Attorney Fees

Pleading an ERISA Case after Iqbal

• United States Court of Appeals – For the Eighth Circuit – No. 08-3798
• Pleading an ERISA Case After Iqbal - A View from Plaintiff's Counsel
• Pleading an ERISA Case After Iqbal - A View from The Defendant's Bar

PBGC, Under Funded Plans, and Distressed Companies

• Downsizing Employers with Ongoing Pension Plans May Face an Immediate and Significant PBGC Liability
• Plan Funding and Benefit Restrictions for the Non-Actuary: A Guide to the Final Regulations Under Internal Revenue Code Sections 430 and 436
• PBGC, Underfunded Plans, and Distressed Companies: A Practical Guide

The Post-Retirement Perils of 401(K) Plans

• The Post-Retirement Perils of 401(K) Plans

Reporting and Disclosure | Chapter 4

• Reporting and Disclosure

Retirement Plan Design, Qualification and Administration | Chapter 5

• Issues For Qualified Pension Plans
• Subcommittee on Plan Design, Qualifications and Administration

Regulation of Specialized Types of Retirement Income Plans | Chapter 6

• Regulation of Specialized Types of Retirement Income Plans

Welfare Plans: Technical & Statutory | Chapters 7

• Report of the Subcommittee on Welfare Plans’ Technical and Statutory Compliance
• HITECH

Corporate Plan Terminations and Benefit Insurance | Chapter 9

• Report of Subcommittee on Corporate Plan Terminations and Benefit Insurance
• Report of Subcommittee on Corporate Plan Terminations and Benefit Insurance (PowerPoint)

Fiduciary Responsibility | Chapter 10

• Fiduciary Responsibility
• Report of the Fiduciary Responsibility Subcommittee

ERISA Preemption and Effects on Other Laws | Chapter 11

• ERISA Preemption and Effects on Other Laws

Civil Practice and Procedure | Chapter 12

• Civil Practice and Procedure

Benefit Claims and Individual Rights | Chapter 13

• Benefit Claims and Individual Rights
• ERISA Benefit Claims: Discovery and Adjudication After MetLife v. Glenn

Welfare Plans: Benefit Claims | Chapter 14

• Liability Issues Unique to Welfare Plans (01)
• Liability Issues Unique to Welfare Plans (02)
• Excise Taxes on Group Health Plan Compliance Failures – and – Extension of the COBRA Subsidy

Employment Discrimination and Employee Benefits | Chapter 15

• Report of the Subcommittee on Employment Discrimination and Employee Benefits

Jointly Administered Plans | Chapter 16

• Jointly Administered Plans

Multi-Employer Plans/ Withdrawal Liability | Chapter 17

• Report of the Subcommittee on Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability
• Multiemployer Pension Plan Funding

Collective Bargaining and Employee Benefits | Chapter 18

• Collective Bargaining and Employee Benefits

Criminal Law | Chapter 19

• Criminal Law

Ethics | Chapter 20

• Ethics
• Ethics Update