ABGL Senior Associate Gary Thayer is nominated as Chair for the 2013 ERISA Advisory Council topic, Succesful Retirement Plan Communications for Various Population Segments. Through testimony and research, the Council will explore what communication efforts and plan design options are most effective in encouraging participants of certain population segments to save for retirement.
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Obama Nominates Justice Aide for Labor Post
The New York Times WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday nominated Thomas E. Perez, who heads the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, to be the next secretary of labor, a choice that promises to provoke a debate with Republicans about voting rights and discrimination. Mr. Perez would replace Hilda L. Solis, who stepped… Read more »
US DOL Announces Major Madoff-Related Benefit Funds Case Settlement
In a settlement that “should go a long way toward making victims financially whole and, hopefully, closing a painful chapter for many workers and families”, US DOL Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi and the NYS Attorney General’s Office announced a settlement that will net over $220 million dollars for Taft-Hartley funds — many in… Read more »
Partner Marty Glennon sounds off in Newsday on the NFL Referee Lock-Out
Letter: NFL refs show need for unions September 30, 2012 The “Monday Night Football” game between the Seahawks and the Packers was an aberration of professional sports [“NFL stumbling with replacement refs,” Editorial, Sept. 26]. What was really on display is the glaring difference between referees who are nonunion and those who are trained while… Read more »
Major USDOL Wage and Hour Settlement
The US Department of Labor entered into a settlement with a major affordable housing industry prime contractor/developer – Lettire Construction — that has held Lettire responsible, as a prime contractor, for the liability of its subcontractors. As a part of the settlement, Lettire is responsible for the wage underpayments of all of its subcontractors. A… Read more »
James Versocki Testifies In Support of Transparency at NYC HPD Projects
On January 30, 2012, ABGL Attorney James Versocki testified before the New York City Council on the necessity for transparency at the NYC Department of Housing & Preservation. James’ testimony focused on the need for public access to contracting information to assist workers who are being underpaid on HPD contracts or supervised projects. ABGL attorneys… Read more »
ABGL Decision Published in BNA
Nov. 10 — BNA, Inc. Construction Labor Report Benefit Plans Court Affirms Benefit Miscalculation Ruling For Individual Plaintiff, Remands Class Claims BNA Snapshot Novella v. Westchester County, 2d Cir., No. 09-4061-cv(L), 11/3/11 Key Holding: The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a pension plan participant regarding the plan’s… Read more »