Benefits Blog
"A tax, benefits and ERISA law commentary and news filter." Contains a huge number of well-organized links to relevant laws and blawgs, plus this blawg can be searched.
Author: B. Janell Grenier is a lawyer in suburban Philadelphia, and is also licensed to practice in Missouri, Oklahoma and Utah.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Labor & Employment • Law Practice Management • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Benefits Blog
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A Must-Read for Benefits Lawyers
All benefits lawyers who do plan drafting or review plan documents will want to carefully read and digest this opinion written by Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner: "Call, et al. v. American Management Pension Plan."…
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New York District Court Allows Age Discrimination Claim Involving Cash Balance Plan to Proceed
Benefitslink.com has this link here to a recent case in the Southern District of New York, in which Judge Harold Baer denied a motion to dismiss on an age discrimination claim involving a cash balance…
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New York State Judge Orders Repayment of Millions under Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
The Corporate Counsel.net. Blog has the latest here on yesterday's decision issued by New York State Justice Ramos in Spitzer v. Grasso. (Access the opinion here.) This opinion is a must-read for every benefits lawyer…
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The Confusing World of ERISA Preemption
Many of us will fondly recall the discussion by Third Circuit Judge Edward Becker (1933-2006) on ERISA preemption in the case of DeFelice v. Aetna (which was eventually decided by the U.S. Supreme Court -…
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Pension Protection Act Resource Center
I thought it would be a good idea to keep track of all the governmental agency promulgations and news items relating to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 in one central location. Therefore, I have…
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IRS Extends Compliance Deadline for Section 409A
As predicted, IRS has issued a Notice extending the deadline for complying with many aspects of Internal Revenue Code section 409A from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2008. See Notice 2006-79 accompanied by a…
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Items to Note in IRS's Fall 2006 Edition of Employee Plans News
In IRS's Fall 2006 Edition of the Employee Plans News: 1. Michael Julianelle (Director, EP Examinations) talks about how EP examinations will generally take place at the employer's place of business. However, exceptions will be…
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SEC's Chief Accountant Issues Guidance on Option Backdating
From the CorporateCounsel.net Blog: . . . [T]he SEC's Chief Accountant issued guidance - in the form of this letter - on determining measurement dates for option grants under APB 25. As stated in the…
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Senate Hearing on Health Savings Accounts
The Subcommittee on Health Care of the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing today on Health Savings Accounts: The Experience So Far. In connection with the hearing, the Joint Committee on Taxation has released Present…
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New Benefits Acronym: QDIA
What is a QDIA? A "qualified default investment alternative" as described in soon-to-be-issued proposed regulations from the Department of Labor which are referenced in this News Release here and outlined in this Fact Sheet here.…