The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Merrill Lynch, holding that its WealthChoice Award program is a bonus plan exempt from ERISA coverage rather than an employee pension benefit plan.
Kelly Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
A published Fourth Circuit decision holds that Merrill Lynch's WealthChoice Award program — a deferred cash bonus paid to select high-performing financial advisors after eight years of continued employment — is a bonus plan exempt from E...
Kelly Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
A federal judge in North Carolina held that a hotel owner plausibly qualifies as an employer under Title VII, the ADA, and the FMLA — even though a separate management company handled day-to-day HR — because the owner allegedly took cont...
Fendel v. Shreeji Hotel Group, LLC