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Supreme Court's 401(k) Ruling: What It Means to Employers
Presented by Michael A. Coval and Joelle C. Sharman
April 30, 2008

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Attention HR and Benefits professionals: The Supreme Court's February 20 decision in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. may have opened the litigation doors. In this landmark ruling, the Court said the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) allows an employee to sue his employer because of a fiduciary breach that results in individual losses to his 401(k) plan.

The ruling's aftermath has left plan administrators scrambling to safeguard their organizations from this new legal threat. Learn how to protect your company without limiting your plan's benefits by participating in the all-new HR Hero audio conference, Supreme Court's 401(k) Ruling: What It Means to Employers.

In just 90 minutes, attorneys well-versed in ERISA issues will walk you through the key of implications of the LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. case and expected fallout, including:

  • One prediction: A significant number of the 50 million U.S. workers with 401(k) plans will find a reason to sue, thereby bringing harm to employers who won’t be able to continue funding benefits because they’ll have to spend so much defending lawsuits.
  • Another prediction: No dire consequences will follow. The ruling doesn’t give everybody who suffers a 401(k) loss a license to sue. It just allows suits by individuals who can show they were wronged because of mismanagement or misconduct. There have been a number of similar state rulings that haven’t unleashed a flood of lawsuits.

Your speakers will also cover:

  • Insight into what the ruling really means for employer benefits programs (Many employers have already shifted away from defined-benefit plans to defined-contribution plans.)
  • Plan "danger zones" EVERY benefits professional needs to know
  • Administration best practices for avoiding these danger zones
  • What the future holds for 401(k) plans and other offerings

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Because Supreme Court's 401(k) Ruling: What It Means to Employers is an audio seminar on CD you enjoy:

  • Fast, convenient learning without any out-of-office time lost.
  • No travel-related expenses or complications.
  • The perfect way to train as many employees as you like.

About Your Guest Speakers, Michael A. Coval and Joelle C. Sharman

Michael CovalMichael A. Coval has represented clients in an array of cases involving claims for benefits and for breach of fiduciary duties under ERISA. He has published articles on ERISA issues for a variety of publications and has been a featured speaker at seminars and symposia on ERISA and other issues.

His practice at Ford & Harrison LLP is devoted to the representation of life, health and disability insurance companies, utilization review companies and other managed care organizations. He has represented these entities in an array of cases involving claims for benefits and for breach of fiduciary duties under ERISA, claims for violation of RICO and prompt pay statutes, and claims for fraud, medical malpractice and agent misconduct -- a number of which were brought as class actions.

Joelle SharmanJoelle C. Sharman has represented employers in a variety of litigation including claims brought under ERISA, RICO, and the ADA, as well as claims for breach of fiduciary duties, class actions, and claims to recover life, health, disability and accidental death benefits. She has spoken and written extensively on ERISA topics.

Her practice at Ford & Harrison LLP is devoted to the representation of life, health and disability insurance companies, self-funded employee welfare benefit plans, and employers in litigation, including claims brought under ERISA, RICO, and the ADA, claims for breach of fiduciary duties, class actions, and claims to recover life, health, disability and accidental death benefits. Joelle is the editor of submissions for 'In House Defense Quarterly,' a publication of the Defense Research Institute, on behalf of the Employment Law Committee of DRI.

 

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An HR Hero Audio Conference on CD is a previously-recorded seminar that you listen to on your computer, auto, or home CD player. With each event focusing on one area of employment law, you can quickly catch up on the latest developments in employment law and HR issues, as your schedule permits. Plus, you get access to the seminar material downloads.

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