Employee Benefits Blog

More is Not Always Better: Supreme Court Reexamines Fiduciary Duty of Prudence

In what may be one of the shortest decisions this term, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous six-page opinion on January 24, 2022 in Hughes v. Northwestern University. Vacating the Seventh Circuit’s decision, the Court further defined an ERISA plan fiduciary’s duty of prudence with respect to its control and management of retirement plan […]

January 27, 2022 | 3 min read | Tagged: duty, ERISA, fiduciary, fiduciary duty, hughes, northwestern, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Zachary Schroeder Associate

What is the Fate of ACA? No Answers Yet from the Fifth Circuit.

Background As noted in our previous December 2018 blog post, “Texas Judge Declares the Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional – What’s Next?,” and our October 2019 newsletter, “2019 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare,” on December 14, 2018, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]

January 14, 2020 | 3 min read | Tagged: ACA, DOJ, individual mandate, reform, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Allison B. Bans Counsel