Recently by Paul Hamburger
Appellate Law
How Will The Supreme Court's DOMA Decision Impact Your Employee Benefit Plans?
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that will affect virtually all employers across the country. In United States v. Windsor, the Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. That section of...
Read MoreYear-End Roundup For Employee Benefit Plans - What Needs To Be Done Now?
As the end of the year approaches, employers should review their employee benefit plans and arrangements to ensure compliance with any modifications that must, or should, be made before the end of the year. The following is an overview of the top benefits issues that employers should consider. Of...
Read MoreA Snapshot Of The Health Care Reform Act
Editor: Would you both tell our readers about Proskauer's decision to form a Health Care Reform Task Force? Hamburger: Healthcare reform is a major piece of legislation that changes the landscape for all of our clients, whether they are employers, multi-employer funds or service providers...
Read MoreHealth Care Reform Has Arrived
Health care reform has arrived as have new mandates on employers and medical service providers. On Sunday night, March 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), which had been previously approved by the Senate (the "Reform...
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