title: New regulations, litigation on healthcare mandates, and the need for an employer to follow its own plan document.
abstract: This discussion is intended to briefly summarize certain recent legal developments in employee benefits, but is not intended to be legal advice and must not be relied upon as such. All readers are urged to raise any concerns they may have based on matters discussed in this column with experienced benefits legal counsel.
authors.affiliation: Attorney-at-Law, 20 South Clark Street, 25th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603, USA. gmm@erisalaw-chicago.com
authors.forename: Gayle M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Meadors
mesh_terms: D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States