Benefits and Executive Compensation/ERISA Litigation

Our benefits and executive compensation/ERISA litigation working group advises clients on all aspects of the benefits landscape as plan sponsors, service providers and participants grapple with COVID-19 issues. Our attorneys are dealing daily with rapidly evolving compliance issues, litigation risks, and legislative and regulatory endeavors.

Contacts

Summer Conley

Partner

+1 310 203 4055

Los Angeles

summer.conley@faegredrinker.com

W. Glenn Merten

Partner

+1 202 230 5235

Washington, D.C.

glenn.merten@faegredrinker.com

Insights

见解

Blog Post March 2021

$1.9 Trillion American Rescue Package Includes Major Relief for Single and Multiemployer Pension Plans

1 min read

Blog Post March 2021

New Guidance Requires Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines

1 min read

Blog Post March 2021

COVID-related Benefit Plan Timeframe Extension Relief Continues With One Year Case-by-case Limit

1 min read

Blog Post January 2021

Rehiring Employees by March 31, 2021 Could Prevent Partial Plan Terminations

1 min read

Blog Post October 2020

Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator Escape 401(k) Plan Cybertheft Suit, But Recordkeeper Remains

1 min read

最新 September 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Case Count, Death Toll Both Rising as Public Health Officials Work to Instill Confidence in a Vaccine

7 min read

Blog Post September 2020

Rehiring Employees by End of 2020 Could Prevent Partial Plan Terminations

1 min read

Blog Post July 2020

New Guidance on Health Coverage Issues Relating to COVID-19

1 min read

Blog Post July 2020

IRS Expands and Clarifies Relief Provided for CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions

1 min read

Blog Post June 2020

IRS Guidance on Employer-Based Leave Donation Programs for COVID-19 Relief Organizations

1 min read

Blog Post June 2020

Temporary Relief from “Physical Presence” Requirement for Participant Elections

1 min read

最新 May 2020

Preventing an ERISA Litigation Outbreak After COVID-19 – Part 2: Cybertheft of 401(k) Plan Distributions

1 min read

最新 May 2020

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 3: COBRA and Special Enrollment Extensions

9 min read

最新 May 2020

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 2: Guidance for Implementing Claim-Related Deadline Extensions

6 min read

Blog Post May 2020

IRS Issues Welcome Guidance on Mid-Year Cafeteria Plan Election Changes and Other Health & Welfare Matters

1 min read

Blog Post May 2020

Agency Guidance on Health & Welfare Issues Related to COVID-19

1 min read

最新 May 2020

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 1: ERISA Enforcement Relief for Retirement Plans

10 min read

Blog Post May 2020

IRS Releases Coronavirus-Related FAQs for Retirement Plans and IRAs – Some Guidance Still Forthcoming

1 min read

媒体报道 May 2020

Philip Gutwein and Stephanie Gutwein Comment on Post-Pandemic Benefits Litigation

1 min read

发表文章 May 2020

Cutting Costs in a COVID-19 World – Reducing or Suspending Company Contributions to a 401(k) or 403(b) Plan

1 min read

Blog Post April 2020

IRS Extends Filing Deadlines for Employee Benefit Plans

1 min read

Blog Post April 2020

FAQs on COVID-19 Group Health Plan Coverage Implementation

1 min read

Blog Post April 2020

Code Section 139: Little Known Disaster Relief Benefits Now in the Spotlight

1 min read

Blog Post April 2020

Calculating Plan Loan Limits under the CARES Act: Application of the One-Year Lookback

1 min read

最新 March 2020

CARES Act Brings Much-Needed Relief (and New Obligations) for Benefit Plans

22 min read

最新 March 2020

Congress Nears Passage of $2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

12 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Beware the Snake in the Grass: COBRA Election Notice Considerations During The COVID-19 Pandemic

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 5

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 4

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Normal Cafeteria Plan Mid-Year Election Change Rules Apply – For Now

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 3

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 – Part 2

1 min read

Blog Post March 2020

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 1

1 min read

Our Spotlight on Benefits blog features analysis and information on benefit plan matters, including the implications of COVID-19

Featured Insight: CARES Act Brings Much-Needed Relief (and New Obligations) for Benefit Plans

Benefits and Executive Compensation/ERISA Litigation

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Insights

见解

$1.9 Trillion American Rescue Package Includes Major Relief for Single and Multiemployer Pension Plans

New Guidance Requires Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines

COVID-related Benefit Plan Timeframe Extension Relief Continues With One Year Case-by-case Limit

Rehiring Employees by March 31, 2021 Could Prevent Partial Plan Terminations

Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator Escape 401(k) Plan Cybertheft Suit, But Recordkeeper Remains

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Case Count, Death Toll Both Rising as Public Health Officials Work to Instill Confidence in a Vaccine

Rehiring Employees by End of 2020 Could Prevent Partial Plan Terminations

New Guidance on Health Coverage Issues Relating to COVID-19

IRS Expands and Clarifies Relief Provided for CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions

IRS Guidance on Employer-Based Leave Donation Programs for COVID-19 Relief Organizations

Temporary Relief from “Physical Presence” Requirement for Participant Elections

Preventing an ERISA Litigation Outbreak After COVID-19 – Part 2: Cybertheft of 401(k) Plan Distributions

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 3: COBRA and Special Enrollment Extensions

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 2: Guidance for Implementing Claim-Related Deadline Extensions

IRS Issues Welcome Guidance on Mid-Year Cafeteria Plan Election Changes and Other Health & Welfare Matters

Agency Guidance on Health & Welfare Issues Related to COVID-19

COVID-19 Joint Agency Relief Part 1: ERISA Enforcement Relief for Retirement Plans

IRS Releases Coronavirus-Related FAQs for Retirement Plans and IRAs – Some Guidance Still Forthcoming

Philip Gutwein and Stephanie Gutwein Comment on Post-Pandemic Benefits Litigation

Consider Near- and Long-Term Issues Before Implementing CARES Act Provisions

COVID-19 Layoffs Could Trigger Partial Plan Terminations

Agencies Provide COVID-19-Related Extension for Numerous Benefit Plan Deadlines

Preventing an ERISA Litigation Outbreak After COVID-19

A Tale of Two Loan Repayment Changes

Cutting Costs in a COVID-19 World – Reducing or Suspending Company Contributions to a 401(k) or 403(b) Plan

IRS Extends Filing Deadlines for Employee Benefit Plans

FAQs on COVID-19 Group Health Plan Coverage Implementation

Code Section 139: Little Known Disaster Relief Benefits Now in the Spotlight

Calculating Plan Loan Limits under the CARES Act: Application of the One-Year Lookback

CARES Act Brings Much-Needed Relief (and New Obligations) for Benefit Plans

Congress Nears Passage of $2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

Beware the Snake in the Grass: COBRA Election Notice Considerations During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 5

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 4

Normal Cafeteria Plan Mid-Year Election Change Rules Apply – For Now

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 3

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 – Part 2

Benefit Plan FAQs on COVID-19 Part 1

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