Georgia Contractor Botched Employee Medical, Welfare Benefits

A Georgia contracting business breached its fiduciary duties under federal benefits law by failing to pay premiums on its employees’ medical, dental, and vision coverage, a federal judge ruled.

Plaintiff Ryan Craft, a former All Concepts employee who filed a proposed class action against the countertop contractor, won summary judgment on his fiduciary breach claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. All Concepts conceded that it failed to pay required insurance premiums despite taking withholdings from employee paychecks, which led to a lapse in coverage and out-of-pocket medical costs for workers, Judge Steve C. Jones said Thursday for the ...