5 Recent ERISA Decisions Attorneys Should Know
5 Recent ERISA Decisions Attorneys Should Know - Andrew Oringer, Law360, December 8, 2023 (PDF)
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Participant May Sue Plan for Facial Feminization Surgery Coverage
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Doe v. Independence Blue Cross, declined to dismiss a participant’s lawsuit claiming that a group health plan covered under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) engaged in...
SEC Speaks to Importance of Naming Convention
By Seth Gaudreau and Stephen Wilkes SEC Commissioner Crenshaw reminded us last year that, despite the poetic beauty of Shakespeare’s observation that, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, names really do matter in the investment world. At the end of...
Court Upholds PBGC Denial of Special Financial Assistance to a Terminated Multiemployer Plan
By Israel Goldowitz In March 2021, Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which authorized the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to provide taxpayer-funded special financial assistance (SFA) to multiemployer plans to allow them to continue...
Treasury’s Record $4.3B Crypto Exchange Fine Adds to Pressure on Digital Assets
Treasury’s Record $4.3B Crypto Exchange Fine Adds to Pressure on Digital Assets - Kim Shaw Elliott, Chief Investment Officer, November 29, 2023 (PDF)
Crypto Remains Massive Compliance Risk for Retirement Fiduciaries
Crypto Remains Massive Compliance Risk for Retirement Fiduciaries - Kim Shaw Elliott, PLANADVISER, November 27, 2023 (PDF)
SEC Case Highlights Why Fiduciaries Should Be Cautious About Crypto
SEC Case Highlights Why Fiduciaries Should Be Cautious About Crypto - Kim Shaw Elliott, PLANSPONSOR, November 22, 2023 (PDF)
SEC Charges Against Kraken Identify Specific Tokens as Securities
SEC Charges Against Kraken Identify Specific Tokens as Securities - Kim Shaw Elliott, PLANADVISER, November 22, 2023 (PDF)
The SEC Fires All Guns Against a Crypto Platform Plan Fiduciaries Should Take Note
By Kim Shaw Elliott The SEC announced November 20 that it has charged Payward Inc. and Payward Ventures, Inc. (together “Kraken”, an online crypto platform) with a litany of securities registration failures and other wrongdoing which took place since 2018. In a...
Seasoned Litigator Joins The Wagner Law Group
Seasoned Litigator Joins The Wagner Law Group - The Wagner Law Group Press Release, November 14, 2023