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Subscribe to McDermott Will & Emery's PostsProposed PBGC Rule Has Potential to Expand Liability of Pension Plan Sponsors
By McDermott Will & Emery on Nov 10, 2010
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Retirement Plans
by Joseph S. Adams, Michael T. Graham, Diane M. Morganthaler, Maureen O’Brien, David E. Rogers and Patrick D. Ryan The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued proposed guidance interpreting Section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), which requires defined benefit pension plan sponsors to notify the PBGC...
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Hiring in Massachusetts? Criminal History Questions Must Be Removed from Job Applications by November 4, 2010
By McDermott Will & Emery on Nov 1, 2010
Posted In Employment, Privacy and Data Security
by Heather Egan Sussman and Sabrina Dunlap The Massachusetts Governor recently signed into law an act reforming the Commonwealth’s criminal offender record information system. Under this new law, most Massachusetts employers will now be prohibited from asking about criminal history on an initial written job application. Massachusetts is among a growing number of states to "ban...
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Recent Publications Providing Guidance on Health Care Reform
By McDermott Will & Emery on Oct 12, 2010
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
In the second half of 2010, employers should review their current benefit plan offerings to ensure compliance with new regulations issued by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). For more information, see “Health Care Reform: PPACA Interim Final Regulations on...
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