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Foreward Jan 2009

Foreward

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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The Paternalistic Ideology Of Erisa And Unforgiving Courts: Restoring Balance Through A Grand Bargain, Edward A. Zelinsky Jan 2009

The Paternalistic Ideology Of Erisa And Unforgiving Courts: Restoring Balance Through A Grand Bargain, Edward A. Zelinsky

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Erisa Remedies, Welfare Benefits, And Bad Faith: Losing Sight Of The Cathedral, Peter K. Stris Jan 2009

Erisa Remedies, Welfare Benefits, And Bad Faith: Losing Sight Of The Cathedral, Peter K. Stris

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Because of an annual tax subsidy that well exceeds $100 billion, most private healthcare expenses in the United States today are covered by employer-sponsored insurance. Like other important employee-welfare benefits, employer-sponsored health insurance is regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - a landmark federal statute whose primary objective was the protection of private-sector retirement savings. A rich scholarly literature has developed which addresses the effects of federal tax and regulatory policy on the structure and performance of our healthcare industry. Within legal academia, however, one issue in particular has engendered much debate: to what extent …


Where Are We Going, And Where Should We Be In Ten Years?, Jonathan Barry Forman Jan 2009

Where Are We Going, And Where Should We Be In Ten Years?, Jonathan Barry Forman

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It's About Time: A Proposal To Establish A Specialized International Agency For Coal Miner Safety And Health, Sara Mischner, Paula Rothfeld Jan 2009

It's About Time: A Proposal To Establish A Specialized International Agency For Coal Miner Safety And Health, Sara Mischner, Paula Rothfeld

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Employer Reputation At Work, Samuel Estreicher Jan 2009

Employer Reputation At Work, Samuel Estreicher

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Employer reputational costs - that is, the loss in value of the firm's reputational assets if the firm reneges on its promises to workers, both express and implied, - has played an important role in the economic literature of employment contracts, but this factor has itself generated little sustained analysis. Reputation is often offered as a late-appearing deus ex machina explaining why opportunistic behavior by employers even in internal labor markets is likely to be relatively unimportant. This standard explanation for the enforceability of implicit labor contracts in internal labor markets is problematic for at least three reasons. It assumes …


Falling Through The Cracks: The Plight Of Domestic Workers And Their Continued Search For Legislative Protection, Adam J. Hiller, Leah E. Saxtein Jan 2009

Falling Through The Cracks: The Plight Of Domestic Workers And Their Continued Search For Legislative Protection, Adam J. Hiller, Leah E. Saxtein

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The Next Generation Of Preemption Cases: State Regulation Of 401(K) Plans, Debra A. Davis Jan 2009

The Next Generation Of Preemption Cases: State Regulation Of 401(K) Plans, Debra A. Davis

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It is not uncommon for state legislatures and the federal government to enact laws that involve similar issues. However, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) provides that state laws are preempted to the extent they relate to employee benefit plans. Since its enactment in 1974, most of the state laws that have been preempted focused on health matters. However, this is likely to change. With many of their constituents lacking adequate retirement benefits as well as the increased attention being placed on 401(k) plans, states are likely to start attempting to legislate in the area …


The Second Circuit Takes A Second Look At The Non-Statutory Labor Exemption In Professional Sports: A Review Of Wood V. National Basketball Association, Caldwell V. American Basketball Association, National Basketball Association V. William, And Clarett V. National Football League, Walter T. Champion Jr. Jan 2009

The Second Circuit Takes A Second Look At The Non-Statutory Labor Exemption In Professional Sports: A Review Of Wood V. National Basketball Association, Caldwell V. American Basketball Association, National Basketball Association V. William, And Clarett V. National Football League, Walter T. Champion Jr.

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A Regulatory Vacuum Leaves Gaping Wounds-Can Common Sense Offer A Better Way To Address The Pain Of Erisa Remedial Law, Andrew L. Oringer Jan 2009

A Regulatory Vacuum Leaves Gaping Wounds-Can Common Sense Offer A Better Way To Address The Pain Of Erisa Remedial Law, Andrew L. Oringer

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

The article provides an extensive look at the subject of preemption across the benefits spectrum. It addresses the question of whether there are gaps in ERISA relating to causes of action and remedies available to participants and beneficiaries that should be filled by the courts. Alvin Lurie notes, The age-old debate of strict construction versus judicial activism that has raged in so many sectors of the law in this country is now being replayed in this arena. [Reading Oringer's] article . . . on the 'pain of ERISA preemption' is compulsory of anyone wanting to engage in that debate or …


Erisa Misrepresentation And Nondisclosure Claims: Securities Litigation Under The Guise Of Erisa?, Clovis Trevino Bravo Jan 2009

Erisa Misrepresentation And Nondisclosure Claims: Securities Litigation Under The Guise Of Erisa?, Clovis Trevino Bravo

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Safeguarding Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Insurance As Assurance, Lauren E. Berson, Nicholas L. Cushing Jan 2009

Safeguarding Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Insurance As Assurance, Lauren E. Berson, Nicholas L. Cushing

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On The Authority Of The Two-Member Nlrb: Statutory Interpretation Approaches And Judicial Choices, Ronald Turner Jan 2009

On The Authority Of The Two-Member Nlrb: Statutory Interpretation Approaches And Judicial Choices, Ronald Turner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Is the National Labor Relations Board statutorily empowered by and under Section 3(b) of the National Labor Relations Act to issue decisions and orders when the membership of this five-member agency falls to two active members? This important question, now before the United States Supreme Court, has been considered by several federal courts of appeals in recent rulings addressing challenges to the two-member Board’s adjudicatory power and decision making authority. This essay focuses on the interpretive theories adopted, methodologies employed, and adjudicative choices made by the courts of appeals grappling with the Section 3(b) quorum issue, and argues that the …


Who's Your Daddy? A Proposal For Paid Family Leave To Promote The Growth Of Families, Ashleigh Garvey, Claire Mitchell Jan 2009

Who's Your Daddy? A Proposal For Paid Family Leave To Promote The Growth Of Families, Ashleigh Garvey, Claire Mitchell

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Section 8(F) Prehire Agreements And The Exception To Majority Representation: Are Construction Workers Getting The Shaft?, Desiree Leclercq Jan 2009

Section 8(F) Prehire Agreements And The Exception To Majority Representation: Are Construction Workers Getting The Shaft?, Desiree Leclercq

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Abusing Abuse Of Discretion: Judicial Review Of Erisa Fiduciaries' Discretionary Decisions In Denial Of Benefits Cases, Christopher R. Stevenson Jan 2009

Abusing Abuse Of Discretion: Judicial Review Of Erisa Fiduciaries' Discretionary Decisions In Denial Of Benefits Cases, Christopher R. Stevenson

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Erisa: The Foundational Insufficiencies For Deferential Review In Employee Benefit Claims- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. V. Glenn, Donald T. Bogan Jan 2009

Erisa: The Foundational Insufficiencies For Deferential Review In Employee Benefit Claims- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. V. Glenn, Donald T. Bogan

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Leaving Well Enough Alone: Reflections On The Current State Of Erisa Remedial Law, Thomas P. Gies, Jane R. Foster Jan 2009

Leaving Well Enough Alone: Reflections On The Current State Of Erisa Remedial Law, Thomas P. Gies, Jane R. Foster

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A Cruel Choice: Patients Forced To Decide Between Medical Marijuana And Employment, Ari Lieberman, Aaron Solomon Jan 2009

A Cruel Choice: Patients Forced To Decide Between Medical Marijuana And Employment, Ari Lieberman, Aaron Solomon

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