LAW353

Letter Grading

GPA LECTURE COURSES

This course provides an introduction to the laws that regulate pension plans and other types of employee benefit plans with a focus on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Topics will include 401(k) plans, fiduciary rules (including those affecting the investment of pension plan assets), ERISA litigation, enforcement and remedies, preemption of state law, spousal rights, and tax rules preventing discrimination in favor of highly compensated employees. Employee benefits impact virtually every company and employee, and benefit plans are the largest source of investment capital in this country. Knowledge of employee benefits law is valuable for all attorneys and especially important for those specializing in employment, business, tax or personal injury litigation.