Employment – ERISA — retaliation
11-3291 George v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.
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11-1295 & 11-1427 Raybourne v. Cigna Life Insurance Co. of New York
View ArticleAnalysis: Employees must keep beneficiary designations updated
It’s fair to assume Warren Hillman never intended that the proceeds of his federal employee life insurance policy would go to his ex-wife when he died unexpectedly in 2008.
View ArticleDOMA guidance could spur litigation wave
Recent guidance issued by the Department of Labor could trigger litigation over a new concern: whether private business owners with religious objections to gay marriage can be required to extend...
View ArticleBRIEFS FOR THE BRIEFS WRITER: Notices of appeal: The finality saga continues
This column’s main mantra for appeals is to appeal from any decision, order or judgment which could reasonably be construed as “appealable.”
View ArticleUS Supreme Court takes up ERISA fiduciary duty case
Seeking to resolve a rather lopsided circuit split, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seem poised to support a requirement that employees alleging breach of fiduciary duty overcome a...
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