In 2024, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act reaches a significant milestone — its 50th anniversary. This moment highlights ERISA’s enduring role in protecting employee benefits and emphasizes ...

On October 16th, the Public Policy Program hosted Dr. Miranda Yaver for a lecture titled Justice Denied: The Legal Architecture of Health Insurance Inequity. Dr. Yaver is an Assistant Professor of ...

Dylan Bensinger, Alec Covington, Shelby Guilbert Jr. Employers nationwide are experiencing a new wave of ERISA litigation targeting so-called “tobacco surcharges” on employees enrolled in ...

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) passed a resolution in support of amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to enable state policymakers to enact more ...

In Patterson v. United Healthcare Insurance Company, 76 F.4th 487 (6th Cir. 2023), the Sixth Circuit held that the plaintiff insured had stated an equitable claim for disgorgement under ERISA where he ...

Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Elizabeth L. Taylor and Kalid Knox L-R: Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Elizabeth L. Taylor, and Kalid Knox of Reed Smith. Courtesy photos While best practices suggest that insurance ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the allegations of a late MasterCard worker's spouse, who claimed the company breached its fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

Thanks to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), millions of American workers and their families have enjoyed high-quality, employer-provided retirement and health benefits for ...

Major milestones are a good opportunity to pause, reflect, and think about where we are heading. This year is a major milestone for the retirement industry as the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

A health fund covering roughly 500,000 members lost its bid to strike down Arkansas pharmacy pricing rules under ERISA.

Law360 (September 3, 2025, 3:47 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge has tossed a Teamsters healthcare plan's challenge to an Arkansas insurance regulation that aims to protect local pharmacies from ...

This article discusses the standard for obtaining ERISA attorney fees in general and the availability of attorney fees for post-remand administrative and court work on behalf of the ...