Employee Benefits Law, Fourth Edition, Spring 2018 Supplement
Description:
This treatise offers detailed, annotated coverage of ERISA Titles I and IV; rules of tax qualification, deductibility, and other key tax issues; preemption with regard to ERISA and medical malpractice and related claims; benefit claims with regard to evidentiary issues and abuse of discretion in denials; interplay with related legal areas; and effects of sexual orientation and veteran status on benefits.
The Spring 2018 Supplement updates the treatise with coverage current through December 31, 2016, as well as Supreme Court opinions, final regulations, and legislation issued through August 31, 2017.
It addresses developments including: opinions that partially stayed or invalidated regulations related to the Affordable Care Act; Supreme Court opinion on the nature of church plans exempt from coverage under ERISA; and circuit split on status of final regulations implementing fiduciary standards for investment advice related to employee benefit plans.