Kutak Rock partner John Schembari was featured in Brendan Pierson’s article titled “Wave of Suits Seeks to Make Employers Liable if Add-On Insurance Offerings Are a Bad Deal” in Law.com’s National Law Journal. Pierson’s story analyzes the recent trend of employee lawsuits brought against employers over the cost of voluntary add-on benefits in insurance plans.

John is quoted in the article as he discusses how employers could be at risk for ERISA litigation based on how they present voluntary add-on options in their insurance plan offerings, how commissions between employers and insurance brokers could lead to rulings that fiduciary duties have been violated, and what employers can do to limit litigation risk and vulnerabilities in plan offerings going forward.

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John is a nationally recognized speaker on employee benefits, executive compensation, tax and privacy matters, speaking several times each year throughout the U.S. to crowds numbering in the thousands. John also presents webinars on various health and welfare topics to hundreds of employers each month. In addition, he is a frequently sought author and contributor to industry law journals, magazines and digital media outlets.