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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

Murderers May Not Claim ERISA Benefits, According to Sixth Circuit

Plan administrators should be aware that just because a principle is well-established under the law does not mean that people won’t attempt to challenge it anyway. A good example of this is the slayer rule, which…

Finding Employer Can Require Employees to Cooperate in Internal Investigation, Federal Court Tosses Executive Severance Suit

On January 26, the Southern District of New York dismissed claims for severance and stock benefits brought by two former executives of professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., arising out of their…