Subscribe (Free) to
Daily or Weekly Newsletters
Post a Job

Featured Jobs

Regional Vice President, Sales

MAP Retirement
(Remote)

MAP Retirement logo

Retirement Relationship Manager

MAP Retirement
(Remote)

MAP Retirement logo

Defined Benefit Plan Consultant/Actuarial Analyst

Sentinel Group
(Remote / Everett MA)

Sentinel Group logo

Plan Administrator, Defined Benefit & Cash Balance

The Pension Source
(Remote / Stuart FL / NY / TX / Hybrid)

The Pension Source logo

Strategic Retirement Plan Consultant

Retirement Plan Consultants
(Urbandale IA / Des Moines IA)

Retirement Plan Consultants logo

Retirement Plan Administrator

Pattison Pension
(Albuquerque NM / Hybrid)

Pattison Pension logo

Retirement Plan Consultant

Sentinel Group
(Remote / Everett MA)

Sentinel Group logo

Temporary Document Specialist

BPAS
(Utica NY)

BPAS logo

Retirement Plan Consultant

MAP Retirement
(Remote)

MAP Retirement logo

Plan Consultant - DB/CB

MAP Retirement
(Remote)

MAP Retirement logo

Data Administrator II

DWC - The 401(k) Experts
(Remote)

DWC - The 401(k) Experts logo

View More Employee Benefits Jobs

Free Newsletters

“BenefitsLink continues to be the most valuable resource we have at the firm.”

-- An attorney subscriber

Mobile app icon
LinkedIn icon     Twitter icon     Facebook icon

The Importance of ERISA Status for Severance Plans
Verrill Dana LLP Link to more items from this source
July 22, 2025

"A recent First Circuit decision ... illustrates how ERISA preemption of state law protects employers where a former employee asserts state law claims alleging improper termination of employment to avoid paying severance benefits. This post describes the benefits of ERISA preemption, provides an overview of the First Circuit decision, and highlights key aspects courts look to in determining whether a severance program is an ERISA plan." [Orabona v. Santander Bank, N.A., No. 24-1905 (1st Cir. Jun. 16, 2025)]  MORE >>

Please click here to report this link if it is broken (for example, if you see a "404 File Not Found" error message after you click on the linked news item's title).
An important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® created this link to the news item, but we are not the news item's author (unless expressly shown above).