Laidig v. GreatBanc Trust Co., No. 22-cv-1296, 2023 WL 1319624 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 31, 2023) (Judge Mary M. Rowland)
At first blush, employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) sound like a great deal for employees. ESOPs can make companies more democratic, by giving employees equity, and they often have financial advantages, such as deferred compensation
Wit v. United Behavioral Health, No. 20-17363, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 411441 (9th Cir. Jan. 26, 2023) (Before Circuit Judges Christen and Forrest, and District Judge Michael M. Anello)
In the March 30, 2022 edition of Your ERISA Watch, we examined the Ninth Circuit’s prior decision in this case, issued on
Tekmen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., No. 20-1510, __ F.4th __, 2022 WL 17725720 (4th Cir. Dec. 16, 2022) (Before Circuit Judges Wynn, Harris, and Keenan)
ERISA is famously vague on a great number of issues, and one of those is how benefit disputes should be resolved. Fortunately, the Department of Labor has