Employee Benefits Developments June 2017

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

• DOL’s Final Fiduciary Rule is Now Applicable!
• District Court Holds that Equity Award Share Withholding Exempt Under 16b-3
  Jordan v. Flexton (S.D. Tex)
• Church-Affiliated Employee Benefit Plans Can Qualify for ERISA’s Church Plan Exemption
  Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton (2017)
• Employer Who Clearly Communicated Election Process for Lump Sum Retirement Benefit Prevailed Against Claims of Arbitrary and Capricious Benefit Denial
  Strang v. Ford Motor Co. Gen’l Ret. Plan (6th Cir. 2017)
• Multiemployer Pension Fund Additional Assessment Upheld on Procedural Grounds
  WestRock RKT Co. v. Pace Indus. Union-Mgmt. Pension Fund (11th Cir. 2017)
• Court Rules Health Plan Entitled to Reimbursement from Participant’s Third Party Settlement
  Rhea v. Alan Ritchey, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan (5th Cir. 2017)