September 12 and 13, 2024 at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and Boston College Law School

This conference will bring together participants to discuss the state of U.S. employee benefits and retirement security fifty years after the passage of ERISA. We invite scholarship from a variety of disciplines that assesses the strengths and shortcomings of the current regulatory regime and considers proposals for future reform. At a time of significant innovation and experimentation in the provision of healthcare, retirement, and other employee benefits, we invite scholars to help shape the interdisciplinary research agenda in this dynamic field.

Any inquiries should be directed to Regina Jefferson (jefferson@law.edu), Natalya Shnitser (natalya.shnitser@bc.edu), and Dana Muir (dmuir@umich.edu).

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Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

  • 1:00 pm: Registration & Welcome
    (Atrium)

  • 1:30 pm: Paper Presentations - ERISA & Healthcare Reform
    (Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom)

  • 3:15 pm: Coffee Break
    (Atrium)

  • 3:45 pm: Paper Presentations - Assessing Participant Benefits & Disclosure
    (Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom)

  • 5:30 pm: Drinks & Reception
    (Atrium)

  • 6:00 pm: Conference Dinner at Catholic University
    (Room 220)

Friday September 13, 2024

  • 8:30 am: Breakfast
    (Atrium)

  • 9:00 am: Paper Presentations - Comparative Perspectives on Retirement Policy
    (Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom)

  • 10:30 am: Coffee Break
    (Atrium)

  • 10:45 am: Paper Presentations - ERISA Litigation
    (Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom)

  • 12:30 pm: Lunch
    (Room 220)
    with remarks by John H. Langbein, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School

  • 1:45 pm: Panel Discussion - Shaping the Research Agenda in Employee Benefits
    (Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom)
    Panelists: Elizabeth S. Goldberg, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Ali Khawar, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration; and Radha Pathak, Partner, Stris & Maher LLP
    Moderator: The Honorable Phyllis Borzi, former Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefit Security Administration