The Actual Changes To The Text Of Rule 26(b) Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(1) now says, Unless otherwise limited by court order, the scope of discovery is as follows: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the importance of the […]
Month: July 2017
Supreme Court Allows Non-Profit, Church Affiliated, Hospitals to Continue to be Exempt from ERISA
In Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, 581 US __, 2017 WL 2407476 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed long standing precedent that non-profit, church-affiliated hospitals are exempt from ERISA requirements. Employee pension plans are generally subject to the requirements of ERISA. However, “church plans” are excluded from ERISA coverage. 29 U.S.C. § 1003(2). A […]
AFL-CIO Opposes the Nominations of Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel to the NLRB
Link to PDF: AFL-CIO Opposes Nominations