Pension Protection Act Blog

This week in the Employee Benefits world:
Roy F. Harmon of the Health Plan Law discusses Contribution about ERISA Fiduciaries? - The Eighth Circuit Weighs in On the Issue.
Paul Secunda of the Workplace Prof Blog discusses a Summary of ERISA Case Law on Conflicts Between SPD and Plan Language.
Stephen Rosenberg of the Boston ERISA & Insurance […]

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This week in the Employee Benefits world:
Mark Cussen of the Nesteggr blog provides a short overview of nonqualified plans in Nonqualified Plan Can Meet Special Business Needs.
Roy F. Harmon of the Health Plan Law blog discusses a subrogation court decision involving a minor injured in a car accident in Wal-Mart Takes All in ERISA Reimbursement […]

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This week in the Employee Benefits world:
Richard Bales of the Workplace Prof Blog provides a list of the top 5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension related papers downloaded from SSRN this week.
Roy F. Harmon of the Health Plan Law blog discusses a series of state law claims and ERISA pre-emption, including Fourth Circuit Holds Plaintiff Has Standing to Sue, […]

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This week in the Employee Benefits world:
From the IRS:

The IRS published the Summer 2007 Edition of Employee Plans News. Packed full of information, it provides insight into Rev. Proc. 2007-44 and the staggered remedial amendment cycle, the Employee Plans Compliance Unit (EPCU), the new Roth regulations, and 412(i) plan information.
The IRS issued Final Regulations […]

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This week in the Employee Benefits world:
From the IRS:
The IRS released Notice 2007-49, which identifies covered employees for purposes of Code section 162(m)(3).
Sheppard Mullin in the Corporate & Securities Law Blog explains Notice 2007-49 in IRC 162(m) - Covered Employees.
Frank Cummings of BNA’s Pension & Benefits Blog comments On Patenting Tax Advise - A Lesson […]

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This week around the Employee Benefits world:
From the IRS:

Revenue Procedure 2007-37 - Application for Approval of Plan-Specific Substitute Mortality Table;
Announcement 2007-59 - OK to Make Certain Mid-Year Changes to Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans;
Proposed Regulations on Employer Comparable Contributions to Health Savings Accounts Under Section 4980G. (hat tip to BenefitsLink.com)

From the PBGC:

Proposed Rule on Variable Rate […]

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This week around the Employee Benefits world:
The IRS released 2 corrections to the Final 415 Regulations. The first made some corrections to the revised Treas. Regs. 1.415(b)-1, 1.415(d)-1, 1.415(f)-1, and 1.457-5. The second correction was to correct a typo - “On page 16883, column 2, in the preamble, under the paragraph heading “C. […]

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This week around the employee benefits world:
Susan Mangiero of Pension Risk Matters discusses ‘Til Jail Do Us Part? How Much Do You Know About Your Money Manager.
Amy Howe at SCOTUSBlog, in Invitation Brief in No. 06-273, Cox v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. mentions an invitation brief has been filed with the Supreme Court of the […]

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This week around the Employee Benefits world:
Michael Fox at Jottings by an Employer’s Lawyer discusses this week’s ERISA decision by the 6th Circuit, Thurman v. Pfizer, Inc. (6th Cir. 5/8/2007), in Be Careful When You Promise - Misrepresentation and ERISA Escape.
Roy F. Harmon of the Health Plan Law blog also discusses the Pfizer case in […]

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This week around the Employee Benefits world:
Brian King, at Brian King’s ERISA Blog, discusses ERISA’s Limitation of Actions Period. He provides a good summary of the decision this week from 4th Circuit Court of Appeal in White v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, involving the “time frame for participants and beneficiaries to bring […]

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