Speakers: Kathleen C. Slaught, Brad Perkins, and Ryan Tikker
About the Program: While the ERISA legal landscape changes constantly, one thing is certain – California remains a harbinger of litigation trends soon to spread nationwide. From the statutes and laws under which ERISA cases are brought to novel venue shopping tactics, employers across the US watch California as
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Speakers: Kathleen C. Slaught, Brad Perkins, and Ryan Tikker
About the Program: While the ERISA legal landscape changes constantly, one thing is certain – California remains a harbinger of litigation trends soon to spread nationwide. From the statutes and laws under which ERISA cases are brought to novel venue shopping tactics, employers across the US watch California
Continue Reading ERISA Litigation Developments – California Leads the Way
By Diane Dygert
Seyfarth Synopsis: In 2024, we commemorate a significant milestone in the landscape of employee benefits law: the 50th Anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Enacted on Labor Day in 1974 by President Gerald Ford, ERISA has since served as a cornerstone in safeguarding the retirement and welfare benefits of American workers.
Here at
Continue Reading Celebrating 50 Years of ERISA: A Seyfarth Employee Benefits JourneyBy Benjamin J. Conley, Erin Dougherty Foley, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick, Megan E. Troy, Kaley M. Ventura
Seyfarth Synopsis: Join us for our second Chicago Labor & Employment Breakfast Briefing of the year, “ERISA in 2019: What Employers Need To Know”.
Please join our interactive panel for an exciting high level discussion which will dive into the ERISA based issues that
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By Paul Galligan, Gena B. Usenheimer, and Meredith-Anne Berger
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eyfarth Synopsis: Three Republicans from the House of Representatives hailing from states with paid family and sick leave laws have sponsored the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, signaling increasing frustration with the complexities of multi-state compliance. Representatives Mimi Walters of California, Elise Stefanik of New
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By Mark Casciari and Meredith-Anne Berger
Seyfarth Synopsis: The 2016 elections had the effect of hardening the Red-Blue divide in the country. A number of Blue cities in Red States are enacting ordinances that implement the progressive political agenda, which of course includes pay equity. Be prepared to see that the Red states in which they lie may attempt to
Continue Reading Red State Preemption Of Local Pay Equity Laws? — Stay Tuned
In the fourth installment of articles looking at the employment law cases being heard by the US Supreme Court this fall term, Montanile addresses issues near and dear to every employer’s heart – ERISA plans and the reimbursement/recoupment of plan funds. For those readers who manage and worry about these plans and issues, read on!
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