Penn State
Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA
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The Law of Employee Benefits

Course Abbreviation: 
LABR 966
Credits: 
3
Credit Only: N Anon Gr: Y

Employer-provided pension and health care programs play a critical role in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. They also affect corporations, financial markets, and the economy as a whole. Employee benefit programs are, in short, an important staple of modern law practice. This course concentrates on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and major issues in litigation related to such statutes.  Classes examine benefit plan operation and administration requirements, fiduciary duties, plan issues in bankruptcy and divorce, prohibited transactions, federal preemption of state law, and health care reform. The course also surveys other federal and/or state statutes benefiting workers generally, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, and unpaid wage claim/wage theft statutes. Throughout the semester, students examine the policy goals underpinning benefits law.

Prerequisites: 
None
Faculty: 
Kimberly Hale Carney