Labor & Employment As We Go to E-Press This edition covers a wide range of topics for ERISA practitioners, but it doesn’t cover everything. Here are a few other important updates that didn’t get their own articles.
Labor & Employment Northern District of Texas Expands Fiduciary Liability to Cover Non-ESG Fund Managers’ ESG-Related Conduct E. Brantley Webb, Ankur Mandhania, and Kaushik K. Goswami On February 21, 2024, Judge Reed O’Connor denied a motion to dismiss an ERISA plaintiff’s complaint challenging American Airlines’ selection and retention of multiple investment funds in its retirement plan.
Labor & Employment AT&T and Lockheed Martin Face Class Actions Over Pension Risk Transfers to Athene Katherine B. Kohn, Dominic DeMatties, Brian J. Lamb, Brian L. Gaj, and Nate Ingraham Potentially signaling a new wave of litigation, AT&T Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. were hit with a class-action lawsuit on March 11, 2024 filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Labor & Employment 2023 Department of Labor Advisory Council Report on Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental Health Disparity Mayoung Nham and Mark DeBofsky The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires equivalent coverage for medical/surgical and mental health and substance use disorder conditions. However, MHPAEA does not apply to long-term disability benefits.
Labor & Employment California Rural Legal Assistance Peter Dickinson Every year, the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Benefits Committee selects an organization to sponsor at its Midwinter Meeting. In 2024, it selected California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) as its sponsored organization.
Labor & Employment 2024 Midwinter Meeting Co-Chair Report Jennie Arnold, Marie Casciari, Clarissa Kang, and Bruce Perlin We are delighted to announce the success of the 2024 Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Meeting. The meeting was held at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California, from January 31 to February 3, 2024.
Labor & Employment EBC Members Reach Out to Law Students During Recent Midwinter Meeting John R. Harney During the 2024 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, two groups of EBC lawyers visited two local California law schools to discuss careers in Employee Benefits Law continuing a tradition for the Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Meeting.
Labor & Employment The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc. Announces Opening of 2024 Nominations for New Fellows The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2024 with a deadline for submission June 15, 2024.