Employee Benefits Developments September 2017

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

• Arbitration Clause in Employee Handbook Requires Participant to Arbitrate Fiduciary Breach Claims Against Investment Advisor
  Cooper v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2017)
• Court Determines Insurance Agents are Employees
  Jammal v. Am. Family Ins. Co. (N.D. Ohio 2017)
• Decedent’s Sister Must Repay Health Fund for Medical Claims
  Mackey v. Johnson (8th Cir. 2017)
• First Circuit Rules “Follow-On” Federal Suit May Proceed Against Alleged Alter Ego
  Groden v. N&D Trans. Co. (1st Cir. 2017)
• Participants Must Repay Excess Benefits They Received
  Ret. Comm. of DAK Ams. LLC v. Brewer (4th Cir. 2017)
• Plan Contribution Recommendations Are Not Fiduciary Investment Advice
  (DOL Conflict of Interest FAQs, August 2017)
• Second Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Involving Punitive ERISA Penalties
  Brown v. Rawlings Financial Services, LLC (2nd Circuit 2017)