Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n, et al v. CA Secure Choice Retire. Svg., et al
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December 14, 2021
5 Benefits Rulings From 2021 That Attorneys Should Know
The U.S. Supreme Court averted chaos for employee health care plans by rejecting a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the Ninth Circuit gave states a green light to try to boost workers' retirement savings by backing California's auto-IRA program. Law360 recaps these and three other noteworthy benefits rulings from 2021.
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June 18, 2021
ACA Ruling Caps Busy 1st Half Of 2021 For Benefits Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act capped off an eventful six months for benefits-related litigation in the federal courts, which have ruled on hot topics including arbitration, forum selection clauses and ERISA preemption.
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May 06, 2021
CalSavers Defeats ERISA Preemption Challenge In 9th Circ.
A Ninth Circuit panel handed a victory to California's state-run retirement program Thursday in a suit that had challenged its right to exist, ruling that the state law that created CalSavers isn't canceled out by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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February 19, 2021
High Court Ruling May Be A Boon For Benefits Access
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the scope of ERISA's preemption clause will likely clear the way for more cities and states to require employers to boost workers' access to health care and retirement programs, experts say.
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February 05, 2021
Biden DOL Drops Out Of CalSavers ERISA Preemption Suit
The U.S. Department of Labor ended its support Friday for a Ninth Circuit challenge to the legality of California's auto-IRA program, writing that the Trump administration's position in an amicus brief — that ERISA preempts such programs — isn't one the Biden administration can get behind.
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January 29, 2021
Specter Of ERISA Woes Not Derailing Auto-IRA Programs
Virginia may soon become the eighth state to direct a portion of private-sector employees' paychecks into individual retirement accounts unless they opt out, indicating that a pending Ninth Circuit challenge to the legality of auto-IRA programs under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act isn't slowing their spread.
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January 03, 2021
ERISA Arbitration, New Legal Theories To Be Tested In 2021
In 2021, courts stand poised to consider whether employers can kick benefit plan mismanagement suits to arbitration and whether two novel theories in class actions over retirement plans hold water. Here, Law360 highlights six ERISA cases to watch in the new year.
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October 21, 2020
Ore., Ill. Back CalSavers In 9th Circ. ERISA Battle
Attorneys general from Oregon and Illinois have thrown their support behind a California retirement savings program being challenged at the Ninth Circuit, saying their own states' programs are similar, have the backing of employers and are helping to ensure workers have financial stability in the future.
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October 14, 2020
ERISA Can't Trump Retirement Program, Calif. Tells 9th Circ.
An anti-tax group's challenge to a California retirement savings program stems from "misstatements" about what the program requires and is "divorced" from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Golden State has told the Ninth Circuit.
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July 29, 2020
5 ERISA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2020
From a U.S. Supreme Court case over an Arkansas law regulating pharmacy benefit managers' drug reimbursement rates to a new suit challenging UnitedHealth Group's "cross-plan offsetting" method of recouping overpayments, the second half of 2020 is gearing up to be interesting. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases lawyers should keep an eye on.