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The introduction of the Whistleblower Augmented Reward and Non-Retaliation Act of 2016 aims to strengthen whistleblower protections under both SOX and Dodd-Frank.

Rochester recently posted FAQs highlighting key provisions of the city's "ban the box" ordinance, which takes effect today.

We previously reported that a split Sixth Circuit panel enforced a venue selection clause in an ERISA plan.

All three whistleblowers have chosen to remain anonymous.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a withdrawal liability decision of which both multiemployer pension plans and their contributing employers should be aware.

The Second Circuit determined that a district court erred when it denied an attorney fee award to an ERISA plaintiff who had sought benefits from a plan.

The Seventh Circuit held that a multiemployer pension fund's withdrawal liability claim was barred by the six-year statute of limitations applicable

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of ERISA stock drop claims by participants in the Cliffs Natural Resources' 401(k) Plan.

The Court determined that the subrogation provision was contained within a document that served as the summary plan description as well as the plan document.

The Sixth Circuit held that retirement plan participants were not required to exhaust their administrative remedies prior to bringing a claim alleging that a plan amendment violated ERISA.

In an agreement between the parties dated December 16, 2009, the Postal Service agreed not to pursue criminal charges and Green agreed to retire.

The Eleventh Circuit held that a sub-assignee's claim for payment of a chiropractor's bills against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida were within the scope of ERISA...

Resolving a split among the Courts of Appeal, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit in finding enforceable a limitations provision in a long term disability ERISA plan that set forth the length of the limitations period as well as when the period commenced.

ERISA plan sponsors, and employers more broadly, have been anxiously awaiting two rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court that they hope would clarify the ability to enforce class action waivers in arbitration agreements.

The Third Circuit rejected a claim for lifetime health insurance benefits filed by retired employees of Johnson Controls, finding that the clear and unambiguous language of the CBAs and group insurance booklets did not guarantee lifetime health insurance benefits.

Plaintiffs claimed they spent from 50 to 95 percent of their time performing nonexempt duties.

The proposed Chicago COVID-19 Anti-Retaliation Ordinance (the "Ordinance") that was the subject of our post on April 27, 2020, has now become law.

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that it too will interpret the term "spouse" as including a same-sex spouse legally married in any state or foreign jurisdiction that recognizes the marriage, even if the couple resides in a state that does not permit or recognize same-sex marriage, for purposes of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and governing DOL regulations.