Ryan Tucker

Dec 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Ryan Tucker |Rene Thorne |René E. Thorne

Although the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services believe that wellness programs are delivering on their promise of improving health and reducing costs, one type has recently become the ire of the plaintiffs' bar: the tobacco surcharge. To date, plaintiffs have filed nearly 30 suits against plan sponsors alleging that their health plans violate ERISA Section 702 (29 U.S.C. § 1182), which prohibits discrimination based on health status.

Dec 4, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Rene Thorne |René E. Thorne |Ryan Tucker

Although the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services believe that wellness programs are delivering on their promise of improving health and reducing costs, one type has recently become the ire of the plaintiffs’ bar: the tobacco surcharge. To date, plaintiffs have filed nearly 30 suits against plan sponsors alleging that their health plans violate ERISA Section 702 (29 U.S.C. § 1182), which prohibits discrimination based on health status.

Dec 3, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Ryan Tucker

Although the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services believe that wellness programs are delivering on their promise of improving health and reducing costs, one type has recently become the ire of the plaintiffs’ bar: the tobacco surcharge. To date, plaintiffs have filed nearly 30 suits against plan sponsors alleging that their health plans violate ERISA Section 702 (29 U.S.C. § 1182), which prohibits discrimination based on health status.

Jul 25, 2024 | adflegal.org | Ryan Tucker

Over 400 years ago, the Pilgrims sailed the Mayflower to the New World, seeking religious freedom. They were neither the first nor the last group to come to America to make a new life and worship freely, but from the beginning, religious freedom has been at the core of America’s identity. But as society has grown more secular, attitudes toward religious freedom have shifted.

Mar 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Lindsey Chopin |Ryan Tucker

An enduring wave of novel class actions challenging the actuarial assumptions used to calculate certain pension benefits has prompted many sponsors of defined benefit pension plans to evaluate their plan's terms for calculation various forms of benefits. In total, nearly 30 cases have been filed to date. Several of these suits are against manufacturers. Defined benefit pension plans offer a fixed benefit to retirees that is determined through formulas set forth in the plan's documents.