Introduction to Employee Benefits Law

Updated to reflect the state of federal law as of October 2023. This edition includes updated public policy trends and statistics; new material incorporating changes to the rules governing qualified plans; new material on the No Surprises Act; new material on pooled employer plans and association health plans; and much more.

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The Sixth Edition of Introduction to Employee Benefits Law has been updated to reflect the state of federal law as of October 1, 2023. The Sixth Edition features: Updated public policy trends and statistics; New material incorporating changes to the rules governing qualified plans made by the SECURE Act 2.0 in 2022, the CARES Act and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act in 2020, and the SECURE Act 1.0 in 2019; New material on the No Surprises Act; New material on pooled employer plans and association health plans; Updated and streamlined material on the Affordable Care Act; New note material on group health plans after Dobbs and state laws mandating paid family and medical leave; New material on digital assets as 401(k) plan investments; Explanation of the new regulations on fiduciary considerations of ESG factors in selecting plan investments and exercising proxy voting rights; The Supreme Court's decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University and new Note material on the decisions in Thole and Rutledge; Revised and updated Appendix material concerning the Internal Revenue Service forms used in a typical ERISA compliance practice; Revised and updated questions for class discussion; and Dollar amounts for pension and welfare benefit plans in 2023.