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Introduction to Employee Benefits Law: Policy and Practice

6th Edition
Colleen E. Medill
ISBN: 9781685612559
Subject: Employee Benefits
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 853
Copyright: 2024 | Status: In Stock
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The Sixth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW: POLICY AND PRACTICE 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.

The Sixth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW: POLICY AND PRACTICE is accompanied by a comprehensive Teacher’s Manual designed to minimize the time necessary for class preparation. The Teacher’s Manual contains:
  • New Student Study Guides for each chapter;
  • A handout for students summarizing the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on ERISA preemption and demonstrating the analytical steps required in addressing preemption issues;
  • A sample syllabus for an introductory three credit hour course;
  • PowerPoint slides to accompany the material in the casebook;
  • Briefs for every principal case in the casebook;
  • Suggested Socratic questions (and answers) to prompt class discussion of the material; and
  • A Statutory Supplement with selected provisions of OBRA, the ACA, and the No Surprises Act.

The Teacher’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, and other instructional materials are available in an electronic format that may be downloaded and customized by the instructor to form an instant set of lecture notes.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 12/21/2023
Related Subject(s): Pensions And Retirement

Colleen E. Medill, University of Nebraska College of Law

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The Sixth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW: POLICY AND PRACTICE 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.

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