In 2024, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act reaches a significant milestone — its 50th anniversary. This moment highlights ERISA’s enduring role in protecting employee benefits and emphasizes ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the allegations of a late MasterCard worker's spouse, who claimed the company breached its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) passed a resolution in support of amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to enable state policymakers to enact more ...

Thanks to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), millions of American workers and their families have enjoyed high-quality, employer-provided retirement and health benefits for ...

On October 16th, the Public Policy Program hosted Dr. Miranda Yaver for a lecture titled Justice Denied: The Legal Architecture of Health Insurance Inequity. Dr. Yaver is an Assistant Professor of ...

This month’s Friday Five discusses decisions (1) allowing a bad faith claim to proceed against a long-term disability insurer based on its handling ...

Of all health insurance regulations, ERISA plan documentation rules can be the trickiest to navigate and the most catastrophically costly for those who take a wrong turn — even one that’s ...

Florence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her ...

Kantor & Kantor, LLP, a national law firm representing employees, retirees, and their families in ERISA employee benefits and insurance claim disputes, today announced that Kirsten Scott has joined ...

On ERISA preemption grounds, a federal court has ruled against state law claims asserted by the beneficiary of a former school teacher who sought benefits from a group life insurance policy. Woods v.

This article discusses the standard for obtaining ERISA attorney fees in general and the availability of attorney fees for post-remand administrative and court work on behalf of the ...

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. was hit with an ERISA lawsuit Tuesday in Pennsylvania Western District Court. The suit, which pertains to long-term disability benefits, was brought by ...