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Federal Budget Law Includes Retirement Plan Provisions:

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March 14, 2018
In the early morning hours of February 9, 2018, Congress passed a two-year budget agreement that President Trump signed later that day. The…
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March ERISA Litigation Update:

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March 14, 2018
Given the continuing wave of ERISA litigation, this article has become a mainstay of The Speed Reader. Cases that were filed or for…
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Department of Labor Announces Effective Date of Disability Claims Regulations:

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February 15, 2018
ERISA-covered employee benefit plans must establish and maintain reasonable procedures governing participants’ benefit claims (e.g., providing notification of initial benefit determinations and appealed…
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ERISA Litigation February 2018 Update: 

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February 15, 2018
Given the continuing wave of ERISA litigation, this article has become a mainstay of The Speed Reader. Cases that were filed or for…
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