By Jeremy J. Gray of Zuber & Taillieu
In a split with other circuits, the Third Circuit recently limited relief available to benefit plan administrators under ERISA. In US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, 663 F.3d 671 (3d Cir. 2011), the Third Circuit held that the “appropriate equitable relief” available under ERISA § 502(a)(3) to plan administrators can be… More...
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 3289). More...
By a vote of 23-14, the House Oversight Committee has passed the Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011. More...
U.S. Congressmen Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and John Larson (D-CT) have introduced the American Job Creation and investment Act, H.R. 3123, a bill that they said would enable businesses to access capital, invest in new facilities and equipment and create American jobs. More...
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman has introduced the Automatic IRA Act of 2011, which he said takes a common-sense approach to addressing the nation's retirement savings crisis. More...
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, H.R. 2587, a bill that is described by its sponsor Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., “as the first strike in House Republicans’ efforts to roll back burdensome government regulations.” More...
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) has unveiled the Defend & Save Social Security Act to save Social Security and prevent it from going into bankruptcy, without raising taxes or cutting core benefits. More...
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), along with fellow Finance Committee members Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), have introduced legislation to encourage retirement savings by fostering the growth of S-corporations that are owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“S-ESOPs”). More...
The House of Representatives has approved a bill (H.R. 1933) sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to help hospitals in inner-city neighborhoods and rural areas that have difficulty attracting nurses. More...
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has approved the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), legislation to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to relocate, shut down, or transfer a business under any circumstance. More...
Seeking to eradicate the exploitation of victims for sexual servitude and labor in Massachusetts, Attorney General Martha Coakley has advocated for passage of human trafficking legislation before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. More...
