Guidelines for Evaluating Target Date Funds in 401(k) Plans
June 2013
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

New York City Passes Law Requiring Paid Sick Leave
May 2013
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

ERISA Does Not Preempt a Post-Distribution Suit Against Beneficiaries
May 2013
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

Presumption of Prudence for Benefit Plan Investments in Employer Stock Upheld
March 2013
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

NYC Unemployment Discrimination Ban
March 2013
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

New FMLA Forms and Poster Required by March 8, 2013
March 2013
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

IRS Updates Employee Plans Correction Program
February 2013
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

New FCRA Forms Required Effective January 1, 2013
January 2013
Carol M. Goodman, Mara B. Levin
Employment Alert

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Impact on Employers
December 2012
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

After the Election, Preparing for the Affordable Care Act
November 2012
Fred R. Green, Matthew H. Kunkes
ERISA Alert

How to Correct Violations of ERISA
August 2012
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

How will same-sex marriage affect employee benefit plans?
July 2012
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

Is your severance plan exposing employees to penalties?
June 2012
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

Financial Firm Entitled to Restitution from Rogue Employee
March 2012
Therese M. Doherty, Arthur G. Jakoby, David M. Rosenfield, Steven D. Feldman, Philip W. Raimondi
White Collar Alert

Covered Service Provider Fee Disclosures Under ERISA §408(b)(2) Required by July 1, 2012
March 2012
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
ERISA Alert

Unpaid Internships May Subject Employers to Investigations, Fines and Potential Litigation
February 2012
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

OSHA Directive on Workplace Violence
October 2011
Gary Young
Employment Alert

New NLRB Posting Requirement
September 2011
Gary Young
Employment Alert

Correcting Employment Agreements Under Section 409A
February 2011
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
Compensation Alert

New York's Wage Theft Prevention Act Imposes New Obligations and Increases Penalties for Employers
January 2011
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

SEC Proposes Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
December 2010
Irwin M. Latner, Patrick D. Sweeney
Dodd-Frank Alert

Protecting the Value of Employer-Owned Life Insurance
November 2010
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
ERISA Alert

The Impact of Pending and Existing Employment Legislation on Employment Lawyers and Clients
November 1, 2010
The Impact of Recent Regulatory Developments in Employment Law, published by Aspatore Books
Employment litigation specialist Carol Goodman authors a book chapter on what laws -- existing and pending -- affect employment attorneys and their clients, and in what way. The chapter is part of a larger book covering regulatory changes in employment law.

Retirement Plan Service Providers Must Disclose Fees; Fiduciaries Also on the Hook
September 2010
Fred R. Green, Gary Young, Irwin A. Kishner
ERISA ALERT

Tighten Up Your Privacy Policy for Employee Emails and Texts: Supreme Court Case Holds Lessons for Employers
July 2010
Carol M. Goodman, Mara B. Levin, Gary Young, Barry Werbin
Employment Alert

California Workers' Compensation Laws Present Unique Challenges for Pro Sports Teams
April 23, 2010
Irwin A. Kishner
Sports Litigation Alert
Irwin Kishner authored the article "California Workers' Compensation Laws Present Unique Challenges for Pro Sports Teams" in Sports Litigation Alert. The article, which Julie Albinsky assisted in preparing, discusses how professional athletes can benefit from California's "employee-friendly workers' compensation landscape."

Corporate Alert: Interests Between Common and Preferred Stock Holders; “Principal Place of Business”; New Rules on Asset-Backed Securities; Improper Transfer of Shares; Special Litigation Process; Excessive Investment Advisory Fee Liability; WARN Act; NASDAQ’s Modifications of Press Release Requirements
April 2010
Irwin A. Kishner, Daniel A. Etna

DOL Issues Proposed Regulations for Participant Investment Advice for IRAs and 401(k) Plans
April 2010
Fred R. Green, Gary Young, Irwin A. Kishner
ERISA Alert

IRS Issues Section 409A Document Correction Program
February 2010
Fred R. Green, Irwin A. Kishner, Gary Young
Compensation Alert

Effective Immediately: COBRA Subsidy Extension
January 2010
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman, Gary Young
Employment Alert

NYS Statutory Changes Mandate Written Notice of Pay Rate, Establish Discrimination Fines & Make Domestic Violence Victims a Protected Class
October 2009
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

Avoiding Discrimination May Discriminate: A Warning for Employers
August 2009
Carol M. Goodman, Mara B. Levin
Employment Alert

In NJ Workplace, Employee Emails With Counsel Outweigh Employers’ Computer Restrictions
July 2009
Barry Werbin, Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment/Online Privacy Alert

401(k) Plan Relief From Safe Harbor Contributions
June 2009
Fred R. Green, Gary Young, Irwin A. Kishner
ERISA Alert

Repricing Underwater Stock Options
May 27, 2009
Stephen E. Fox
SEC Trends & Developments, the newsletter published by the accounting firm Eisner LLP.
Public companies with out-of-the-money stock options should consider repricing those underwater options, Stephen Fox writes in the accounting firm's newsletter in a new section called From The Bar. Repricing options so they are in the money is one way of compensating employees and aligning their interests with those of their employers.

Immediate Action Required to Comply With New COBRA Subsidy
April 2009
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
ERISA Alert

Broad Whistleblower Protections Included Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Employees of Stimulus Fund Recipients
March 2009
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

The New COBRA Rules and What Employers Need to Know to Comply
March 2009
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
ERISA Alert

Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Becomes Law; Law Extends Period in Which Attorneys Can Allege Discriminatory Compensation
January 30, 2009
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Alert

The New York WARN Act: How does it affect your company?
January 2009
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman
Employment Update

Social Networking And Litigation
January 2009
LJN’s E-Commerce Law & Strategy, Volume 25, Number 9
Ron Levine discusses the current landscape of social networking sites and the role they play when a user is faced with a lawsuit.

Are There Any Alternatives to Layoffs?
December 2008
Mara B. Levin, Carol M. Goodman, Gary Young
Employment Update 

Whose Space? Discovery of Social Networking Web Sites
November 2008
Ronald J. Levine
Law Journal Newsletters: Product Liability & Law Strategy, Volume 28, Number 5
Ron Levine discusses the current landscape of social networking sites and the role they play when a user is faced with a lawsuit in "Whose Space? Discovery of Social Networking Web Sites."

Compliance for Section 409A is December 31, 2008
October 2008
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green, Gary Young
Compensation Alert

Financial Crisis Spurs Need for Timely ERISA Compliance Review
September 2008
Gary Young
ERISA Alert

Corporate Quick Hit: Non-Competition Agreements; Corporate Scienter in Securities Fraud Cases; Limited Liability Company Agreements; Decision Effects Future Mergers; New Jersey Supreme Court Extends Law Against Discrimination
August 2008
Irwin A. Kishner, Daniel A. Etna

Corporate Alert: Analyzing LLC Interests as Securities; Restrictive Employee Stock Purchase Plan; SEC Issues New Guidance on Form 8-K and Forms 4 and 5; Proposed Reform of Credit Rating Agencies Regulation
July 2008
Edward B. Stevenson, Irwin A. Kishner

Magic Had to Weigh Public Relations Issue in Settling Donovan Matter
July 2007
Irwin A. Kishner
Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics
Irwin Kishner authors an article that examines the legal -- and non-legal -- issues that the Orlando Magic faced in deciding how to handle the case of a coach who signed with the team and then reneged.

IRS Issues Final 409A Regulations for Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements
July 2007
Irwin A. Kishner, Fred R. Green
ERISA Alert

Pregnancy and Post Child Birth Protection in Employment
2007
Mara B. Levin
Human Resources 2007: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions, Thompson Publishing Group
Mara Levin's article "Pregnancy and Post Child Birth Protection in Employment" appears in Human Resources 2007: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions.

Corporate Alert - Special Edition: Major Pension Reform Becomes Law
September 2006
Fred R. Green, Irwin A. Kishner, Irwin M. Latner, Patrick D. Sweeney

Religious Accommodations, Discrimination and Harassment
2006
Mara B. Levin
Human Resources 2006: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions, Thompson Publishing Group
Mara Levin's article on "Religious Accommodations, Discrimination and Harassment" appears in Human Resources 2006: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions.

Ten Steps to an Effective Document Retention Program
December 2004
Jennifer Smith Finnegan
LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy
Jennifer Smith Finnegan authors this article on document retention.

The Evolving Protections of HIPAA Regulations
August 30, 2004
Ronald J. Levine, Rachel C. Engelstein, Anne Maltz
New York Law Journal
Ron Levine, Anne Maltz, and Rachel Engelstein co-author the article "The Evolving Protections of HIPAA Regulations" for the New York Law Journal.

Part II: Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Employer Promulgated Arbitration Systems To Resolve Employment Disputes
October 2002
Hon. Milton Mollen, Joseph J. Lynett
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Hon. Milton Mollen co-authors this article about alternative dispute resolution.

HIPAA Regulations Unintended Effect
July 2, 2001
Ronald J. Levine
New York Law Journal, Health Care Section
Ron Levine's article "HIPAA Regulations Unintended Effect" appears in the Health Care Section of the New York Law Journal.