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What Every Employment Lawyer Needs to Know About ERISA Many lawyers are afraid of ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), but you don't have to be. This panel will provide an overview of key ERISA issues that employment lawyers should be aware of including which types of...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to petitions for attorneys’ fees, unpersuasive self-reported evidence of disability, and a dilatory attempt to augment the administrative record. The Saul Ewing Employee Benefits/ERISA Litigation Team Western District of Wisconsin Slashes “Eye-Popping”...
David Sartorio, a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will be one of four panelists speaking on "Mastering the Art of Sell-Side Success: Strategies, Stories and Secrets" at the Smart Business Dealmakers Conference on November 2, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN. Deal math is changing in the face of economic headwinds...
On October 11, the Department of Justice released a settlement agreement it entered into with a large, Florida-based automotive management company for False Claims Act violations based on an allegedly improper forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Up to now, the DOJ has primarily...
David Shapiro, Chair of Saul Ewing's Tax and Employee Benefits Group, will speak at the 82nd Institute on Federal Taxation in New York City on October 23, 2023. This event is sponsored by NYU School of Professional Studies Institute on Federal Taxation. David, along with Michael Miller, a Partner at...
On October 19, 2023, the IRS announced a special withdrawal process to help those who filed an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claim and are concerned about its accuracy. This follows the September 14 announcement of a moratorium on processing new ERC claims. The new withdrawal option allows...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that range from the effect on disability benefits when medical records are not provided after two appeals, to a case that examines how an award of death benefits is determined, to a finding that an insurer’s decision to terminate benefits was not...
On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced an immediate moratorium on processing new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims due to the surge in questionable or potentially fraudulent filings. According to the announcement, the pause will continue through the end of 2023. The IRS will continue to...
A perennial debate exists in the white-collar space: do the benefits of self-disclosure outweigh the risks associated with providing the government with a road map to the company’s purported violation? Consistently, the Department of Justice, among other government agencies, has answered that...