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defined contribution plans
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The Retirement Plan Blog
U.K. defined contribution plan sponsors trying to offload fiduciary risk
By Jerry Kalish
Retirement plans in the U.K. and this country are a lot alike. Employers in both countries have shifted from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans. Employers in both countries…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Interpreting LaRue
Some follow up thoughts on the Supreme Court’s opinion in LaRue, after having some time to digest it. First, the court’s three opinions make for an interesting assortment of analyses…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Employee Insurance in the Defined Contribution Paradigm
Here's an easy-to-understand explanation from Frank Cummings [pictured left], one of the architects of employee benefits law in this country, on the BNA Pension and Benefits Blog about the shift…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Estreicher and Gold on The Shift From Defined Benefit Plans to Defined Contribution Plans
Thanks to Sam Estreicher (NYU) for passing along his latest piece, co-authored with Laurence Gold, entitled: The Shift From Defined Benefit Plans to Defined Contribution Plans.Here's the abstract:TheU.S. has undergone…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The “Meaningful” Distinction Between Defined Benefit Plans and Defined Contribution Plans
It has been roundly assumed in the wake of the massive amount of freezing of defined benefit plans in the past few years by both financially healthy and unhealthy employers…