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Revcon Technology Group, Inc. and S&P Electric, Inc. were under common control and were participating employers in a multiemployer pension fund. Revcon withdrew from the Fund in 2003 and S&P withdrew in 2004.  In 2006, the Fund notified the companies...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

OSHA recently announced its intention to remodel the online delivery of its general industry, construction and maritime Outreach courses. On October 8, 2019, OSHA published a Request for Information (“RFI”) in the Federal Register seeking input to...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

For better or worse, the proliferation of computers, the internet, smartphones, and an overall ideological shift to paperless living are shaping the way employers do business, and the way people receive, process and internalize information. Online...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Legislation enacted in April 2019 amended Section 3-110 of the New York State Election Law to now entitle all employees to leave with pay during working hours for purposes of voting in certain elections. This amendment expanded existing law which...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of September 2019. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Under new guidance issued on August 26, 2019, the three federal agencies charged with implementing the Affordable Care Act have announced they will not enforce a rule requiring the crediting of drug manufacturer coupons towards health plan annual...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation operated four casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Each casino was covered by a collective bargaining agreement for engineering work that required contributions to IUOE Local 68 Pension Fund. In 2014, Caesar’s...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Internal Revenue Service issued a Private Letter Ruling (PLR) stating that certain genetic testing services and related reports constitute medical care and may be reimbursed as an eligible medical expense under a health flexible spending account...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

In a recent case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a provision in the Schwab Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) requiring that any dispute relating to the Plan be settled by binding arbitration. The arbitration provision also...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the Budget Act) included statutory changes affecting the hardship withdrawal rules for 401(k) plans. As we reported in our...By: Hodgson Russ LLP