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ERISA - Aftermath of Metlife v. Glenn for Standards of Review for Plan Administrators Who Both Evaluate and Pay Claims
Maureen J. Gorman, Debra B. Hoffman, Robert P. Davis, Julian Wentworth Roskill, Duncan Arthur William Abate, October 10, 2008
On several occasions over the past year we have published updates about the Metlife v. Glenn case, in which the Supreme Court addressed so-called "structural" conflicts of interest and held that (1) an insurer who both administers and funds an Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

Employer Must Pay for Travel and Non-Work Time Related to Treatment for OSHA Injuries Third Circuit Rules
Robert P. Davis, Julian Wentworth Roskill, Marcia E. Goodman, Duncan Arthur William Abate, October 10, 2008
Employers must compensate employees for travel expenses and non-work time related to treatment and follow-up care for exposure to blood-borne diseases while on the job under the Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA").

New York To Start Regulating Certain Types of Credit Default Swaps as Insurance
Lawrence R. Hamilton, Joel S. Telpner, Charles M. Horn, J. Paul Forrester, October 10, 2008
In a major departure from prior precedent, New York Governor David A. Paterson announced on September 22, 2008, that the New York State Insurance Department (the "Department") would start regulating certain types of credit default swaps (CDSs) as insurance.

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