3 important and intriguing cases including one in which a plan participant didn't recall reading the plan documents. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Supreme Court will hear three separate cases brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act this session, which began on October 7.
Decisions on the critical questions raised likely won't be handed down until next June.
#1: Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma
As is often the case, the issue before the Supreme Court is narrower than the claims first alleged against two Intel Corp. retirement plans by an employee in October 2015.
The Supreme Court will decide whether a 3-year statute of limitation period in section 413(2) of ERISA bars the participant from bringing his claim.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
