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Benefits & Trusts
Court Ruling Protects the Public Sector Pensions
January 12, 2018 by
Robert Bonsall
Legacy members of the County retirement systems in Alameda, Contra Costa and Merced counties obtained a tremendous victory from California’s First Appellate District on January 8, 2018 in a closely watched case challenging certain provisions… Read More
Yard-Man is Dead, Long Live Yard-Man!
January 28, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
In M&G Polymers v. Tackett a unanimous Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ seminal Yard-Man decision, but a concurring opinion by four justices has widened the door for retirees in other circuits… Read More
Affordable Care Act “Play or Pay” Penalties Postponed Until 2015
July 3, 2013 by
Matt Morbello
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday announced, with little fanfare, that it will not enforce the employer shared responsibility (aka “play or pay”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act until 2015. The details are… Read More
Courts Order Release of Public Employee Retirement Information
October 13, 2011 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In three cases this year, California Courts of Appeal have ruled the California Public Records Act (CPRA) requires county employee retirement systems to disclose pension recipient names and the benefits amount received by retirees. Each… Read More
Congress Passes Pension Reform Legislation
October 12, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
This past August, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), often described as the most sweeping retirement plan legislation since 1974’s Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The PPA makes changes for single-employer… Read More
Court Ruling Protects the Public Sector Pensions
January 12, 2018 by Robert Bonsall
Legacy members of the County retirement systems in Alameda, Contra Costa and Merced counties obtained a tremendous victory from California’s First Appellate District on January 8, 2018 in a closely watched case challenging certain provisions… Read More
Yard-Man is Dead, Long Live Yard-Man!
January 28, 2015 by Teague Paterson
In M&G Polymers v. Tackett a unanimous Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ seminal Yard-Man decision, but a concurring opinion by four justices has widened the door for retirees in other circuits… Read More
Affordable Care Act “Play or Pay” Penalties Postponed Until 2015
July 3, 2013 by Matt Morbello
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday announced, with little fanfare, that it will not enforce the employer shared responsibility (aka “play or pay”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act until 2015. The details are… Read More
Courts Order Release of Public Employee Retirement Information
October 13, 2011 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In three cases this year, California Courts of Appeal have ruled the California Public Records Act (CPRA) requires county employee retirement systems to disclose pension recipient names and the benefits amount received by retirees. Each… Read More
Congress Passes Pension Reform Legislation
October 12, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
This past August, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), often described as the most sweeping retirement plan legislation since 1974’s Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The PPA makes changes for single-employer… Read More
