Employee Benefits Law

Catalog description

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Overview of the comprehensive employee benefits regime under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); history and policies driving the legislative and regulatory efforts, the range and types of benefit plans affected, and the issues and challenges facing employers, employees, and fiduciaries; primary focus on retirement plans - including traditional pension plans, 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and who is responsible for the funding and stewardship of private retirement systems.