Employee Benefits Law, 3rd Ed, Spring 2013 Supp

The Spring 2013 Supplement provides updates to: Case law in the wake of the Supreme Court s decision in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn. The Spring 2013 Supplement covers developments relating to the scope of permissible discovery, circumstances that give rise to a conflict of interest, and the effect of conflict of interest assertions. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, enacted in 2012, which may affect certain interest rate assumptions used by defined benefit plan sponsors and premiums owed to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Case law on fiduciary issues related to investments. In particular, the Supplement discusses fiduciary cases related to employer stock and how investment losses should be calculated. The positions of the circuit and district courts on the application of the attorney-client privilege in benefits cases.