Mark DeBofsky is invited to speak at the American Association for Justice Annual Convention (July 12-15, 2021) –
Session: ERISA Benefits Litigation Group CLE Program (pre-recorded)
Topic: ERISA Update – The 10 Cases You Need to Know About from the Past Year
The discussion will cover the most important rulings from the past year on disability, life insurance and health insurance matters and the lessons to take away from those rulings.
ERISA is an acronym for the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Most people have never heard of ERISA, but its comprehensiveness impacts the vast majority of American workers and their dependents. The original intent behind ERISA’s enactment was to remedy pension plan abuses; however, just prior to Congress’ passage of the ERISA law, the scope […]
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