DOL decides company owes benefits to part-time employees
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The US Dept of Labor (DOL) sued Time Warner Inc for denying pensions and health benefits to full-time employees who were wrongly classified as part-time workers or independent contractors. Among the violations cited by the DOL was the failure of Time Warner to identify employees who were eligible for its Time Warner Plans and Subsidiary Plans. It also failed to ensure that all eligible employees were participants of both plans. It also did not provide 'temporary workers' or 'independent contractors' all the necessary documents required under the terms of both plans.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1998
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Release of future claims not fiduciary breach
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In 'Lockheed v. Spink,' the Supreme Court held that an employer's offer of improved pension benefits to encourage early retirements is not a prohibited transaction under ERISA. Under the amended pension plan, the early retirees signed a waiver releasing future claims against the employer in exchange for the enhanced pension benefits. The Court ruled that payment of benefits in exchange for the performance of a condition is not a prohibited transaction under ERISA.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1996
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Courts clarify requirements for summary plan descriptions
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A participant in a welfare benefit plan is supposed to be informed about the terms of the plan and its benefits through the summary plan description (SPD), under the ERISA. SPD is essential in the resolution of disputes arising from differences in SPD and the terms of the policy. ERISA, however, does not provide a definition of SPD. The absence of definition has culminated in court decisions by the Fifth and Fourth Circuits.
Publication Name: Journal of Compensation and Benefits
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0893-780X
Year: 1992
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