Education and Workforce Committee Renews Call to Probe EBSA for Alleged ‘Power Abuse’
Education and Workforce Committee Renews Call to Probe EBSA for Alleged ‘Power Abuse’ - Andrew Oringer, planaadviser, January 28, 2025 (PDF)
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Election 2024: ERISA and the Proposed New Labor Secretary: Look(ing) for the Union Label?
Election 2024: ERISA and the Proposed New Labor Secretary: Look(ing) for the Union Label? - Marcia Wagner, Andrew Oringer, Mark Greenstein, Stephen Wilkes and Susan Rees, 401(k) Advisor, January, 2025
Report on Recommendations of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney Professionalism
How an Attorney’s Professional Activities Affect Consideration of the Attorney for Judicial and Political Positions: A Framework for Citizens - Andrew Origner, co-author, Report and Recommendations of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney...
Corporate Transparency Act Litigation Continues to Induce Whiplash
In the most recent installment of the soap-opera-like saga that has unfolded around the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of the injunction preventing enforcement of the CTA’s provisions. For those keeping score, this...
Federal Court Awards $359,000 in FLSA/OSHA Retaliation Case: Lessons Learned for Employers
In December 2023, Su v. Milford Sports Bars, LLC, a noteworthy case, concluded with a ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in a payment of $359,000. The court awarded damages including back pay, interest, emotional distress damages, compensatory...
House Committee on Education and Workforce Re-Issues Request to Investigate EBSA ‘Power Abuse’
House Committee on Education and Workforce Re-Issues Request to Investigate EBSA ‘Power Abuse’ - Andrew Oringer, PLANPONSOR, January 23, 2025 (PDF)
Unambiguous Plan Document Overrides Employer’s Misrepresentations
In Higgins vs. Lincoln Electric Company, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit placed a high burden on a plan participant who claimed that his employer was “estopped” (i.e., prevented) from relying on the terms of an unambiguous plan document that had...
DOL Updates Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
In 2002, the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP). VFCP, modified in 2005 and 2006, is designed to encourage employers and plan fiduciaries to voluntarily comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as...
Cornell Case May Be Bellwether For ERISA Transaction Claims
Cornell Case May Be Bellwether For ERISA Transaction Claims - Andrew Oringer, Law360, January 21, 2025 (PDF)
Employers: Prepare for New Laws and Regulations Under President Trump
Employers: Prepare for New Laws and Regulations Under President Trump - Katherine Brustowicz, Denise Chicoine, David Gabor, and Johanna Matloff, The Wagner Law Group webinar, February 13, 2025, 1:00 - 2:00 PM (EST) Learn More About Our Employment Law Practice If you...