| Legal and Compliance |
| MICHELLE’S LAW SIGNED INTO LAW |
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| Michelle’s Law guarantees health insurance for ill students who need health insurance, but are not full-time students… |
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| KEY BENEFIT PROVISIONS IN THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 |
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| When the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) was signed into law in October 2008, it also included some key benefit provisions… |
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| IRS NOTICE PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON HEALTH FSA DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE HEART ACT |
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| The IRS issued a notice to provide additional guidance on the HEART Act , which became law earlier this year... |
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| DID THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR ACT ARBITRARILY IN DENYING BENEFITS FOR A DRUNK DRIVING INJURY? |
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| Thomas Kovach was a beneficiary of the Keycorp Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D Plan… |
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| DESPITE DISCLAIMER LANGUAGE, COURTS WILL NOT ENFORCE PLAN LANGUAGE IF IT DIFFERS FROM SPD LANGUAGE |
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| Most summary plan descriptions (SPDs) contain disclaimer language stating that the plan document provisions prevail… |
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| RECENT RISE IN ERISA STOCK DROP CASES |
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| The collapse of Enron and WorldCom gave rise to a new type of ERISA litigation called stock drop litigation... |
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| News and Trends |
| WORKPLACE SAFETY SAVING EMPLOYER DOLLARS IN PA |
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| Pennsylvania employers have saved over $300 million thanks to a program that allows them to… |
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| Wellness |
| HEALTHY PEOPLE MAKE HEALTHY COMPANIES: BEST PRACTICES FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
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| Now, with concern for a healthy workforce combining with the economic need to address the ever-climbing costs of health care, more organizations… |
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Issue 16• 11/13/2008
