Articles, Alerts & Publications Archive

New York and New Jersey Differ on Defining a Law Firm General Counsel's "Client"

NJ Court Refuses to Require Arbitration of Employment Dispute Where Language of Agreement Does Not Clearly State Employee is Waiving Right to Jury Trial

House Subcommittee Approves Rider to DOL Spending Bill Blocking Enforcement of ERISA Fiduciary Rule

EEOC Releases a New Set of FAQs on its Wellness Notice, Along With a Sample Notice

NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding Automobile Insurance and NJ Workers' Comp Managed Care Organizations

NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Issues Regulatory Guidance on a State of Emergency

Employers Cannot Use Employment Agreements to Shorten Statute of Limitations for Filing Discrimination Claims Against Employer

Small Businesses in NJ Have Attractive Financing Options

Federal Reserve Board Proposes a Framework for Developing Capital Standards for Insurers

Defendants Must Wait for Final Decision from SEC's Administrative Law Judge Before Appealing to Federal Courts

Unreasonable Factory Performance Standards For Dealers And What Dealers Should Do When Faced With Them

Statute of Limitations Bars Disgorgement and Declaratory Relief, But Not Injunction

Proposals for Settlement in Florida: Are Extensions of Time to Accept Allowed?

Senate Votes to Disapprove Department of Labor's Final Rules on ERISA Fiduciaries and Best Interest Contract Exemption

Deadline to File Claim Begins to Run for Constructive Discharge Upon Notice of Resignation

Could Failing to Google Potential Jurors Land You in Trouble?

Insurers Shouldn't Overreach in Gov't Investigations

High Court Limits Scope of Jurisdiction Granted to Federal Courts Under Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act

Co-Ops are Not the Only Insurers Aggrieved by the Affordable Care Act's Risk Corridor Program

Expert Testimony Not Admissible on Applicability of Policy Exclusions, But Allowed on Insurance Industry Custom and Practice

Department of Labor More than Doubles Minimum Salary for White Collar Exempt Employees

New Jersey Supreme Court Declines to Expand Fee Shifting in Probate Cases

NY Court Enters an Order of Liquidation With Respect to Health Republic Insurance of NY

NJ Supreme Court Leaves Issue Of Liability For Attorneys' Fees To Non-Clients Unsettled

Suit Filed on Behalf of Failed Co-Op in U.S.D.C. S.D. Iowa

Third Circuit Rejects Suit Alleging Outsourcing of Criminal Investigations of Insurance Fraud, Based on Lack of Standing

Poor Drafting of Noncompete Sinks Employer Lawsuit

FL Fee-Shifting Rule Now More Useful To Defendants Making Offers of Judgment, Including Insurers, Even Where Non-Monetary Relief Was Pleaded, But Not Pursued

House of Representatives Votes to Disapprove Department of Labor's Final Rules on ERISA Fiduciaries and Best Interest Contract Exemption

After Months of Uncertainty, NY DFS Petitions to Place Health Republic Insurance of NY in Liquidation

Congress Moves to Disapprove Department of Labor's Final Rules on ERISA Fiduciaries and Best Interest Contract Exemption

NJ Requires Rate and Form Filings for Fully Insured Student Health Plans Offered in the State

NY Announces New Requirement That Health Insurers and HMOs Allow Domestic Violence Victims Year-Long Open Enrollment

Affordable Care Act Compliance from the Employer's Perspective

NY Appeals Court Rules That Insurer Did Not Waive Flood Exclusion By Failing To Expressly Cite It In Coverage Denial

Department of Labor Issues Final Rules on ERISA Fiduciaries and Best Interest Contract Exemption

NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Proposes To Permit Property/Liability Claims Payments Through Alternative Means

NJ Department of Banking and Insurance Proposes Rules To Increase the Capital and Surplus Requirements for Health Organizations

MetLife's SIFI Designation is Overturned

Information Disclosed To Insured’s Broker and Attorneys Triggers Notice Obligation To Excess Insurer

Insurer's Subrogation Rights Cannot Be Completely Waived By Insured's Agreement to a Loss/Damage Waiver

The CMS White Paper Addresses Risk Adjustment Methodology

Governor Cuomo Opposes the Creation of a State Health Insurance Guaranty Fund

NY Requires Direct Notification to Additional Insureds of a Policy Exclusion For It to be Effective Against Them

Shifting From Complaining to Embracing Millennials

Home Is Where Limited Assignment of Insurance Benefits Is

Penn State/Sandusky: A Reminder About the Importance of Upjohn

NJ Appellate Court Limits Attorneys' Fee Award on Legal Malpractice Claim

Third Circuit Rules That Under Pennsylvania Law Insurers Must Consider the Effect of Workers' Compensation Act When Determining Coverage

Health Republic Insurance Company of OR Files Class Action Against the U.S, Seeking Risk Corridor Payments