Employee Benefits Developments March 2017

The Employee Benefits practice group is pleased to present the Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of March, 2017. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case.

• Company Owner Found Personally Liable for Unpaid Contributions to Union Benefit Funds
  Trustees of N.Y. City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. Nguyen, SDNY 2017
• Administrative Services Program Not an ERISA Plan or a MEWA
  ERISA Op. Letter No. 2017-01A (2017)
• ERISA Not a Shield to Plan’s Illegal Acts
  Johnson v. Carlson
• Investment with Lifetime Income Elements May be a Prudent Default Investment Alternative
  (DOL Information Letter No. 2016-12-22)
• IRS Rules Spouse May Rollover IRA Amounts from Trust
  (PLR 201707001)