- Mark DeBofsky will be speaking at the 2019 Joint TE/GE Council Employee Plans & Exempt Organizations Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 2019 on “Murder, Mayhem & Plan Assets” – Can a Murderer Collect a Pension or Other Employee Benefits from their Victim?
Related Articles
9th Circ. Ruling Puts Teeth Into Mental Health Parity Claims
Although mental health parity claims have been proliferating in federal courts for more than a decade, it wasn't until last year that a federal appeals court laid out pleading standards for mental health parity cases.[1] Another appellate decision has now joined the...
Mastering U.S. Long-Term Disability Benefits Abroad
Many U.S. citizens and foreign nationals working abroad find themselves navigating the complex landscape of long-term disability (LTD) benefits. But does the ERISA law apply to U.S. residents living abroad or to non-U.S. residents living outside the United States? […]
The Benefit of Social Security and Veterans Disability Awards in ERISA-Governed Disability Benefit Claims
Claims involving disability benefits comprise a sizable portion, if not a majority, of cases litigated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). [..]
5th Circ. NFL Disability Ruling Turns ERISA On Its Head
On March 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit withdrew its prior opinion in Cloud v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan[1] and replaced it with a new opinion.[2] The outcome remained the same, however. […]
ERISA 2023 Year in Review
Introduction The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) [1] directly impacts the lives of most Americans, yet few are familiar with ERISA despite its governance of pensions and retirement plans, along with other employer provided fringe benefits such...
Verizon Benefits Ruling Clears up Lien Burden of Proof
On Jan. 29, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island recently wrote an opinion in a sort of "man bites dog" Employee Retirement Income Security Act case, Verizon Sickness & Accident Disability Benefit Plan v. Rogers.[1] Rather than the...