On January 10, 2025, in Spence v. American Airlines[1], a federal district court in Texas ruled that American Airlines (the company) and the committee overseeing its 401(k) plans (the committee) ...

On Labor Day, September 2, 1974, Gerald Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) into law. ERISA governs the employee benefit plans (i.e., retirement and welfare plans) of ...

In 2024, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act reaches a significant milestone — its 50th anniversary. This moment highlights ERISA’s enduring role in protecting employee benefits and emphasizes ...

California fraud investigator Mark Colbert calls ERISA "the biggest rip-off you've never heard of." Rapid City attorney Greg Sperlich calls it "diabolical." University of South Dakota law professor ...

At the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), health and welfare plans governed by ERISA have become the topic of far-reaching compliance mandates and ...

On October 16th, the Public Policy Program hosted Dr. Miranda Yaver for a lecture titled Justice Denied: The Legal Architecture of Health Insurance Inequity. Dr. Yaver is an Assistant Professor of ...

Hospital executives, contracting personnel and revenue cycle teams may have heard about The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 — better known as ERISA — but few clearly understand how ...