Top Ten Employee Benefits Topics of 2018
Kimberly Bradley, Tulio Chirinos, Joseph Clark, Michael Daum, James Hlawek, Sarah Kanter, Sean McMahan, Mayoung “May” Nham, Gretchen Obrist & Simon Torres
Arbitration: What’s Different about ERISA?
Judith Broach, Ian H. Morrison & Erin Riley
Multiemployer Plans: Current Pension Plan Issues: Legislation and Agency Guidance (PPT)
Civil Procedure/General
Jennie Arnold, R. Joseph Barton, Stacey Cerrone & Robert M. Lewis Jr.
Will the States Step into the Benefits Void?
Karen Handorf, R. Bradford Huss, Andrew C. Liazos & Aliya Wong Robinson
Inclusion Luncheon Materials:
Bias-Related Tendencies
A. Faith English
Inclusion Initiatives for Lawyers
A. Faith English
What ERISA Practitioner Need to Know about Accounting for Plans (PPT)
Dave P. Dorsey, CPA, Al Holifield, Dinah Leventhal & Michelle C. Yau
Ethics for Employee Benefits Lawyers (PPT)
Ethics: Survey of Legal Privilege Issues Arising in Employee Benefit Matters
Ethics: Engagement Letters for Employee Benefits Attorneys
J.S. “Chris” Christie
Ethics: Maintaining the Integrity of the Legal Profession: Sexual Harassment and Gender Bias
Aditi Kumar
Sharing Plan Expenses with Sponsors/Parties in Interest/Related and Appropriate Uses for Plan Assets
James Craig, Ivelisse Berio LeBeau & Sara Pikofsky
Fiduciary Litigation Update
Marjorie Butler, Nathan Goldstein, Radha Pathak & Robert Rachal
Benefit Claims: Alternatives to Litigation (PPT)
Neelam Chandna, Kimberly A. Jones, Martina Sherman & Jodi K. Swick
Fiduciary Duty Issues with Alternative Investments and Outsourcing (PPT)
Sharon Goodman, Andrew Irving & Robert M. Projansky
Mock Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
Marie Casciari, Miguel Eaton, Joanne Roskey, Denise M. Clark & Benjamin Eisner
Health Care Update: The Affordable Care Act . . . It’s Still Here! (PPT)
Sage Fattahian, Todd Jackson & Rhona S. Lyons
Health Care Update
Sage Fattahian, Rhona S. Lyons & Catha Worthman
S.3592: To Prohibit Surprise Medical Billing of Patients
Association Health Plans Legal Update & Analysis (PPT)
Tess Ferrera, Michael Kolber & Genevieve Casey
D.C. Plan Fee and Investment Litigation
Robert Alexander, Gregory Y. Porter, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick & Thomas Tso
Benefit Claims (PPT)
Ada W. Dolph, Lisa M. Gomez & Cassie Springer-Ayeni
Employee Benefits Law Chapter Reports
Chapter 4: Reporting and Disclosure
Chapter 5: Benefit Plan Design, Qualification and Administration
Chapter 6: Regulation of Specialized Plans
Chapter 7: Welfare Plans: Technical and Statutory
Chapter 8: Regulation of Employee Health Care Benefit Plans
Chapter 9: Corporate Plan Termination
Chapter 10: Fiduciary Responsibility
Chapter 11: ERISA Preemption & Effects on Other Laws
Chapter 13: Benefit Claims and Individual Rights
Chapter 14: Welfare Plans: Benefit Claims
Chapter 15: Employment Discrimination and Employee Benefits
Chapter 16: Issues Unique to Jointly-Administered Plans
Chapter 17: Multi-Employer Withdrawal Liability