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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, is turning 50 this year and lawmakers are curious to hear about how the law could be updated to increase coverage affordability and care access.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University has altered the litigation landscape for benefit plan fiduciaries and their insurers. Understanding those changes ...

An obscure federal law called ERISA is causing headlines. Maryland’s “Wal-Mart tax” to impose “pay-or-play”taxes on companies that don’t offer health plans was struck down by the courts as contrary to ...

A number of employers have suggested recently that the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act is headed to federal court. They say tougher requirements for employees (that take effect October 1st) make ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, reversing a district court decision, has ruled that an insurance company was obligated to defend its insured in a suit in which the plaintiff alleged ...

WASHINGTON, March 16-- The Council for Affordable Health Coverage issued the following news release: For 50 years, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) has allowed employers to provide ...

The receiver for the insolvent St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island Retirement Plan is seeking to have the church plan reclassified and administered as if it had been covered by ERISA and to ...

The PBGC insures DB plans covered under title IV of ERISA, and if a question arises about whether a plan is covered under title IV, the PBGC may make a coverage determination. The Pension Benefit ...