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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 7one / 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...

The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon trope has become so omnipresent that I guess it should not be surprising that a connection between ERISA and ...

Merry Christmas!  In the past, I've done some ERISA and non-ERISA posts with some Holiday music and other Holiday-themed nuggets.  Somet...

As noted previously , IRAs have made their way onto Jeopardy.  Now, while IRAs got their own column all to themselves, 401(k)s apparently (w...

So I was trolling the internet and I came upon Tim Conway as the 35 year-old orphan .  I think in the annals of television Tim C...

There's a disturbing aspect of Shark Tank, which is generally a great show (but may have Jumped the . . . ahem . . . Shark* when it did ...

With increasing frequency, 401(k) plans get prominently mentioned in pop culture.  And I've noticed that in the mainstream press economi...

So a central part of my life over more than a decade is about to end.  On Monday, we get the last episode of Better Call Saul.  The Breaking...

Sometimes, ya gotta listen really carefully to find ERISA references in unexpected places.  In the once-promising Search Party, on HBO Max b...

I happened to find my way to an old Saturday Night Live bit, and was surprised to see my practice area find a way to wheedle its way in.  Le...

Well, THIS didn't go well, did it?  Another high-profile for-cause termination now hits the world of sports and entertainment.   Not sur...

So "Cruella" with Emma Stone is certainly an unexpected joy.* To those who say it's the distaff counterpart to "Joker...

Well, here we go again for a Holiday note with <shudder> no ERISA component. For prior non-ERISA entries during the Holiday Se...

As we head into the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (it certainly has been quite the trials arc we're in), let us not forget the connection (in ...

OK, I admit it.  I like Britney Spears.  I like her music, and she seems (or at least at one time seemed) very nice.  I thought South Park n...