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Spence v. American Airlines: Expanding the Playing Field for Fiduciary Liability?

A federal court in Texas has ruled that American Airlines breached its duty of loyalty under ERISA by failing to respond to activities undertaken by a plan investment manager (BlackRock) supporting ESG initiatives. The court was unable to find a breach of prudence—rather it relied solely on the obligation of “loyalty.”
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Legislative Efforts to Repeal ACA Do Not Reduce Health Care Costs

Don’t Confuse Cost Shifting with Cost Savings

As the debate in Washington rages on over the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) there is a fundamental truth that is being ignored: there are no provisions of the current ACA replacement bills – either from the House (the American Health Care Act, or AHCA) or the Senate (the Better […]

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Senate Republicans released the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

Senate Releases Health Care Bill

On June 22, the Senate Republicans released the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (“BCRA”), their version of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill repeals some provisions of the ACA. However, in many instances the bill retains the ACA framework, but dramatically reshapes provisions of the ACA. Here are […]

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New Proposal for Paid Family Leave Program Shows Promise

Paid Family Leave – An Emerging Consensus?

An interesting thing happened in Washington last week. No, not high profile testimony or legislative action on health care. Rather, a working group of economists from the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute issued a report on paid family leave. You might wonder what is so interesting about another report coming from some Washington […]

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