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Section ProspectusThe mission of ISBA Employee Benefits Section is to study, educate the profession, comment on legislation and regulation and perform other appropriate activities assigned to it by the Association with respect to the following as they relate to the compensation (current or deferred, direct or fringe benefit) of persons for employment type services:

  1. Rights between employers and employees;
  2. Rights between contractors;
  3. Tax and estate planning;
  4. Reporting and disclosure;
  5. Benefit administration;
  6. Investments and fiduciary duties;
  7. Age and sex discrimination; and
  8. Other appropriate and related matters.

Recent Related Cases

Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

Employee Benefits  |  1st Dist.

Levin v. Retirement Board of the County Employees’ & Officers' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook Co., 2019 IL App (1st) 181167 (June 10, 2019) Cook Co., 6th Div, (HARRIS) Reversed and remanded with directions.

Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

Public Safety Employee Benefits Act  |  1st Dist.

Cronin v. Village of Skokie, 2019 IL App (1st) 181163 (May 28, 2019) Cook Co., 1st Div, (MIKVA) Affirmed.

Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

Disability Benefits  |  1st Dist.

Miller v. Board of Trustees of the Oak Lawn Police Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (1st) 153031 (May 1, 2019) Cook Co., 3rd Div, (COBBS) Affirmed.

Illinois Supreme Court / Civil

Pension Code  |  4th Dist.

Piccioli v. Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System, 2019 IL 122905 (April 4, 2019) Sangamon Co. (BURKE) Circuit court reversed; remanded with directions.

Illinois Appellate Court / Civil

Disability Benefits  |  3d Dist.

Prawdzik v. Board of Trustees of the Homer Township Fire Protection District Pension Fund, 2019 IL App (3d) 170024 (March 27, 2019) Will Co. (HOLDRIDGE) Reversed and remanded.

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