In Texas, Plaintiffs Dispute DOL Advisory Opinion On Health Plan

Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 11:34 AM EST) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — In a Feb. 19 motion for summary judgment, plaintiffs tell a federal judge in Texas that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) erred when it concluded in an advisory opinion (AO) that limited partners in a digital data collection firm are not employees for purposes of their participation in a health care plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Data Marketing Partnership LP, et al. v. U.S. Department of Labor, et al., No. 19-800, N.D. Texas)....