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Wheel of Fortune just used "one lump sum" to "show me the money".*  Is this a reference to what has essentially become a...

I tried Hacks, but gave up on it pretty quickly. While I'm quite aware of its critical (and maybe even audience) appeal, when it comes t...

Some employment contracts don't give the employee the unilateral right to quit during the term.  Some even expressly contemplate a contr...

The IAM * case presents an extremely technical Title IV issue (revolving around the calculation of withdrawal liability) with which I will n...

We have arrived.  Courtesy of my wife, who's always looking out for me (thank goodness), 59 down in Newsday's 4/19/26 crossword puzz...

ADEA protects people who have turned 40. Does that 1967 statute make any sense in this world? The point occurs to me on the weekend to follo...

[SPOILER ALERT FOR "THE BEAUTY" - read no farther if you don't want minor spoilers for Ryan Murphy's The Beauty] Not surpr...

When we last left what looked like it could be the amended fiduciary rule's NeverEnding Story that started at least three presidential a...

This year's non-ERISA Christmas-themed music post is about AC/DC and Donald Trump.  I don't know how I missed this one: turns out th...

It has been pointed out that Nick Reiner might be foreclosed from inheriting any money from his parents' estates' if he is found to...

The recent Federal Circuit case of Biestek v. McBride  is an interesting tax-refund case involving a refund claim regarding previously paid ...

The state of the law under ERISA relating to such things as arbitration clauses in plans, bars in plans on class actions and the efficacy of...

Well, I'm certainly not the only one to have come upon the latest Cuddlegate.  By way of brief background, during a Coldplay concert, An...

Some movies were made to be seen on airplanes. They're largely useless, but they occupy time. Mickey 17 was such a movie for me. The mov...

For anyone worrying about the state of child care in America, look no farther than Jack Black's Mr. Crowley .  (Yes, I get the irony of ...

So I made an appointment for an MRI and then, after 1,776 (it was probably more, but I'll use that number because it was around the 4th ...

One of the most glaring omissions in the pantheon of omitted honors and awards was the omission of Bad Co. from the R 'n' R Hall of ...

There's a "Retirement" episode of Tires, but with nary an ERISA reference. How can that be?!? Such a great show, especially Se...

One of the more consternating decisions to some ERISA practitioners is the case of Halliburton Company Benefits Committee v. Graves , 463 F....

Leanne Morgan's stand-up is back in the American (or at least the Netflix) consciousness.  And it turns out that she's an ERISA expe...

Artificial intelligence (forgive the Savior Faire reference) is everywhere.  That's not new information, other than perhaps (but only p...

There was a time when, on a good day, ERISA was the ugly stepchild.  When I first started practicing, I wouldn't dare utter an ERISA wor...

A lot happens in Silence of the Lambs (not to mention a clean sweep at the Oscars*). But did anyone catch the implicit reference to PTCE 93-...

Over the past three election cycles, Democrats and Republicans have both put carried interests in their crosshairs. You'd think that suc...

So this post is nothing more than an excuse to regale you with a guilty pleasure with which everyone needs to be familiar. I just came acros...

Late to the party, I just got to American Horror Stories (with a plural "s" at the end). I like the Twilight Zone / Black Mirror s...

So we're in the watershed (12-month) year of ERISA's 50th Anniversary and what do we get? A watershed moment for Nikki Glaser. (Mayb...

As we barrel towards a new administration in a post- Chevron  reality (quite the one-two punch there, if you're interested in the fate o...

A shout-out needs to go to Crain's Pensions & Investments, whose Top 10 (or, as we shall see, 11) somewhat ERISA-centric wrap-up sto...

So I'm watching the wonderful "Your Friend, Nate Bargatze" on Netflix and I get a shout-out to none other than . . . actuaries...

Wordy Gurdy (not to be confused (or maybe indeed to be confused) with the similar sounding Donovan song ) is a newspaper game that presents ...

OK, so I admit it. I'm a Columbophile. At its best, this gem of a show is absolutely unsurpassed.  I've recently come across two won...

So, late to the party, I've been watching Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. Generally disappointing, so I didn't miss...

I'm always looking for ways in which welfare plans and 401(k) plans are, well, sexy. (Sad, no?) So I'm sitting in "Arora",...

One of the things that can be hard to convey is the power of the time value of money (TVM) and its role in the World of ERISA. A partner of ...

It's not every day that there's a real case involving <shudder> plan assets in the courts.  But the Powell v. Ocwen case, now...

As  one of my very early posts allowed me to express my awe and admiration for Heath Ledger's Dark Knight performance, I was interested...

SPOILER ALERT - this post will give away key information about Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Back in '84, Beverly Hills Cop and Eddie Murphy...

A prior post chronicled the DOL's successful pursuit of ERISA plan-assets claims against the one-time dog-focused Michael Vick (who got...

So there's a guy, Gary Cooper, who was one day away from qualifying for his MLB pension back in the 70s when his next game was rained ou...

The question of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor has been around for many years.  The question has numerous cons...

While minding my own business, I was treated to a clip pushed out to me by Google that really resonated with me - Alice Cooper on Johnny Car...

So I've come across three ERISA-flavored references in various media over the last several weeks, as follows; - First, we have what to o...

ERISA covers certain death benefits.  Slasher films and zombie movies involve death (and undeath, if you will).  There, connection made.  (T...