Erisa ― A Comprehensive Guide

Presented in a three-ring binder, this fourth edition guide provides thorough analysis of the main provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and corresponding provisions of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with employee benefits. Editors Schneider and Pinheiro, both based in Philadelphia describe some of the changes since the previous edition including the enactment in 2010 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to executive compensation and corporate governance. They also discuss the effects of the economic recession after the financial crisis of 2008, "the related increase in the political prominence of the federal budget deficit, and the impact on employers and employees and benefit plans if the economy does not recover soon. Aspen Publishers is now Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)