Employee Benefits Developments May 2017

The Employee Benefits practice group is pleased to present the Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of May, 2017. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case.

• Three More Post-Tackett Retiree Healthcare Vesting Decisions
• Court Rules that Posthumous QDRO is Valid for Pre-existing Interest in Pension
  Garcia-Tatup v. Bell (D. Mass)
• No Breach of Fiduciary Duty for Plan Committee and Stable Value Fund Manager
  Barchock v. CVS Health Corp., D.R.I. 2017
• IRS Provides Guidance Regarding Cash Balance Plans and Definitively Determinable Benefit Formulas
  TE/GE Memorandum 04-0417-0014
• Arbitration Clause In Collective Bargaining Agreement Regarding Pension Termination Enforceable
  Prime Healthcare Services v. United Nurses and Allied Professionals, Local 5067 (1st Cir.)