Benefits & Compensation Legal & Legislative Reporter

• Defendants Liable for Failure to Transfer Funds to 401(k) Plan
• No ERISA Claim Without Evidence of ERISA Benefits Plan
• Employer Liable for FICA Taxes on Contributions to Employer’s Retirement Plans
• Plaintiffs’ ERISA Claims Permitted as Separation Benefits Plan Is Deemed an ERISA Plan
• Employer Plan Overcharged Participants for Health Premiums in Violation of ERISA
• Successor Plan Administrators Have Standing to Recoup Overpayments
• Denial of Disability Benefits Arbitrary and Capricious
• Administrator Cannot Offset Benefits Provided Under Top-Hat Plan
• Court Affirms Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Washington Update: IRS Announces 2009 Limitations on Qualified Plan Benefits and Contributions
• Plaintiffs Permitted to Proceed With ERISA and State Claims Regarding Denial of Treatment
• Plaintiffs may proceed with their claim regarding denial of mental health treatment services
• Other Recent Decisions

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• Plan Administrator Reasonably Applied Offset and Recoupment Provisions
• Rulings Regarding Unpaid Contributions and Bankruptcy Proceedings Upheld
• Unvested Retiree Health Benefits Eliminate Jurisdictional Standing
• Court Orders Retiree Medical Benefit Grievance to Arbitration
• QJSA Surviving Spouse Benefits Vest at Retirement and Cannot Be Reassigned
• No Significant Detriment to Participants Given Lump-Sum Distribution Option
• Denial of Payment of Life Insurance Benefits Was Unreasonable
• Death Deemed Nonaccidental and Accidental Death Benefits Are Not Payable
• Washington Update: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
• Legislative Scorecard
• Other Recent Decisions

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• Health Care Provider’s Claims Against ERISA Plan Not Preempted by ERISA
• Court Considers WARN Act Violations
• Defendant Provided Reasonable Interpretation of Plan Provisions
• CBAs Require Arbitration of Dispute
• Plaintiff Detrimentally Relied on Inaccurate Pension Benefit Representations
• Court Affirms Dismissal of Retaliatory Discharge Claim
• Termination Caused Forfeiture of Stock Option Rights
• Washington Update: IRS Issues Revised Plan Voluntary Correction Program
• Company Entitled to Terminate Pensioner Death Benefit
• Other Recent Decisions

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• Plaintiff’s Claim for Benefits Under Terminated Plan Fails
• Plaintiffs Lack Jurisdiction for Anticipatory Suit of Declaratory Judgment
• Cash Balance Plans Do Not Violate Age-Based Reduction Rules
• ERISA Applicable to Early Retirement Benefit .
• District Court Must Reconsider ERISA Claims Procedures Violations
• Denial of Disability Benefits Supported by the Record .
• District Court Decision Premature Without Plan Administrator Ruling .
• Court Grants Motion for Class Certification
• Washington Update: DOL Issues FAQs Regarding Form 5500 Schedule C Reporting Requirements
• Legislative Scorecard
• Other Recent Decisions

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