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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...
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’ - Andrew Oringer, PLANPONSOR, January 23, 2025 (PDF)
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...
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 - Andrew Oringer, Law360, January 21, 2025 (PDF)
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...
In Chapman v. Brentlinger Enterprise, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) an employee may be entitled to leave to care for a seriously ill sibling. Law. In general, the FMLA entitles eligible...
Judge's Ruling in ESG Case Could Spark Chaos for 401(k) Managers - Andrew Oringer, 69 News, January 15, 2025 (PDF)
Michael Schloss Accepts Senior Department of Labor Position - The Wagner Law Group Press Release, January 14, 2025 (PDF)