Labor & Employment As We Go to E-Press The Fall 2024 Newsletter contains all the benefits news that is fit to print, and yet there is more. Below are a few other important updates that did not get their own articles.
Labor & Employment Minding the Store: Unanticipated ESG Issues Affecting ERISA Fiduciary Supervision Patrick S. Menasco, Michael K. Isenman and James O. Fleckner A recent summary judgment decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in an ERISA class action challenging the alleged impact of environmental, social, and governance policies on fiduciary decisions.
Labor & Employment Two Recent Circuit Court Decisions Bring Clarity to MHPAEA Pleading Standards Martina B. Sherman More than 16 years have passed since the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) of 2008, 29 U.S.C. § 1185a, was passed, and courts are still wrestling with what plaintiffs must allege to state a claim for a Parity Act violation.
Labor & Employment ERISA Cases in a Post-Chevron World Nancy G. Ross, Erin K. Cho, Brantley Webb, Eric A. White, Kaushik K. Goswami and Jennifer L. Weinberg On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo that upends a longstanding feature of administrative law: Chevron deference.
Labor & Employment The Benefit of Home: LMRA § 302(c)(7) and the Challenge of Providing Housing Assistance through ERISA Funds John R. Harney The ability of working Americans to keep a roof over their heads presents a major challenge to workers, employers, and communities nationwide.
Labor & Employment An Ongoing Mental Health Epidemic: The Need For Stronger Mental Health Parity Laws in the U.S. Halim Nurden Data suggests that there is a necessity for stronger mental health parity laws that will give regulators the necessary tools to better enforce and ensure compliance. This paper explores mental health parity laws in the U.S.
Labor & Employment Message from New EBC Public Co-Chair Simon Torres Simon Torres I’m Simon Torres, Assistant General Counsel for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and I am honored and delighted to be the EBC’s new Public Co-Chair, succeeding my friend and PBGC colleague, Bruce Perlin.
Labor & Employment 2024 ACEBC® Student Writing Competition The Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc. (ACEBC) is pleased to announce the winning student papers of the Employee Benefits Student Writing Competition sponsored by the ACEBC.
Labor & Employment The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc. Outstanding employee benefits attorneys selected from throughout the country joined the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc. at its Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting and Induction Ceremony held September 14, 2024.