Defending (and Defeating) Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Claims
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide guidance on how to successfully litigate and defend claims under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). The panel will discuss the requirements of MHPAEA for group health plans, recent litigation and DOL enforcement actions involving the MHPAEA and the regulatory “Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations (“NQTL”), disclosure requirements, and best practices and tactics for litigating MHPAEA claims.
Outline
- Background on the MHPAEA and the NQTL’s, including recent updates under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”)
- Background on case decisions interpreting the MHPAEA and the NQTL’s
- DOL’s MHPAEA interpretations, priorities, and enforcement actions
- Disclosure issues under the MHPAEA
- Tips and strategies on how to litigate and defend litigation, DOL enforcement, and ERISA administrative claims under the MHPAEA.
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The panel will review these and other crucial questions:
- The interpretation and application of the MHPAEA and the NQTLs (including recent regulatory and statutory updates)
- Strategies for successfully and efficiently defeating MHPAEA claims in litigation
- How to address MHPAEA claims in the administrative ERISA claim for benefit process
- DOL’s MHPAEA interpretations, priorities, and enforcement actions
- Addressing disclosure issues under the MHPAEA
Faculty
Andrew Holly
Partner
Dorsey & Whitney
Mr. Holly serves as co-chair of Dorsey’s ERISA Litigation Practice Group. He has 20 years' experience... | Read More
Mr. Holly serves as co-chair of Dorsey’s ERISA Litigation Practice Group. He has 20 years' experience representing fiduciaries, sponsors, and insurers in ERISA litigation matters. For the last three years, he has been ranked by Chambers as one of the top ERISA litigators in the nation.
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Nicholas J. Pappas
Partner
Dorsey & Whitney
Mr. Pappas litigates and counsels with respect to complex employment disputes, including in relation to... | Read More
Mr. Pappas litigates and counsels with respect to complex employment disputes, including in relation to antidiscrimination laws, restrictive covenant agreements, executive employment agreements, discipline, discharge, and disability, among other issues, in federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitral fora. He also concentrates on the defense of ERISA class actions challenging the administration of health care benefit plans, 401(k) plans, and defined benefit plans. In these matters he regularly litigates and counsels on sophisticated legal issues arising in ERISA litigation, including preemption, standing, exhaustion, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations, withdrawal liability, plan termination, and benefit accrual.
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