Sticks and Stones: A Legal Analysis of Employer Liability for Communications to Employees About Benefit Plans

It would seem that by their very nature pensions and benefits are difficult to understand. Pension plans are subject to regulation and complex legislative schemes. Nonpension benefits contain numerous exclusions, conditions and other limitations on coverage. Simply administering employee pension and non-pension benefit plans requires the deployment of a small army of human resource professionals, insurance company employees, actuaries, consultants and lawyers.