Courses

    Considers a number of issues under Title I of ERISA and related statutes regarding the administration of employee benefit plans and the rights of plan participants. Topics will include ERISA coverage; the relationship between state and federal regulation of employee benefit plans; obligations of employee benefit plan sponsors and administrators, including reporting and disclosure obligations; the impact of civil rights legislation on employee benefits; limitations on assignment and alienation of benefits; and the civil and criminal sanctions for violations of the substantive requirements of ERISA. The course will complement the material covered in ERISA: The Fiduciary Provisions, but completion of that course is not a prerequisite for this course. Students who complete both courses, however, will have received a comprehensive overview of Title I of ERISA.