Bylined Articles & Alerts

When it Rains it Pours: $38.8M Jury Verdict in 401(k) Fee Case | Anthem Settles NY Mental Health Class Action | Health Plan Exclusion of Weight Loss Medication Not Discriminatory

Trimming Climate Rules, Bulking Up Guidance

Clorox Can't Clean Up Forfeiture Suit | Cheese Company Wants Its Cheddar in Suit Against UHC | PBM Selection Continues Raising Liability Concerns for Plan Fiduciaries

Paperwork Reduction in Action: New Online ACA Reporting | Missing Participant Benefits (Might) Find a Home in State Unclaimed Property Fund | Clarifying Guidance on the Gag Clause Prohibition

Texas Court Says Hold 'Em When it Comes to ESG Investing | Good Things Come to Those Who Wait: DOL Expands Self-Correction Program to Cover Late Contributions | J&J Holds On as Plaintiffs' Standing Falls

2025 Reporting Season – Key Considerations

Wrapping Up Key Benefits Developments

2025 Rings In New SECURE 2.0 Provisions | 2025 Retirement Plan Cost-of-Living Adjustments

In a Quest to Beat 401(k) Class Action, Court Values Process Over Results | Convoluted SPD Language Paves the Way for Pension Plan Plaintiffs | Can Loper Bright Douse the Flames of Smoker Surcharge Litigation?

Status of SEC Rulemaking & Expectations after Presidential Election

DOL Extends Existing Cybersecurity Guidance to Health & Welfare Plans | New HIPAA Privacy Rule Requires Action Before Year End

Matchmaker Guidance: IRS Notice on Student Loan Matching Programs | Going Up! HHS Announces SBC, HIPAA, and MSP Penalty Increases | One is the Loneliest Number (When It Comes to 5330 E-Filing Providers)

Supreme Court Upends Chevron Defense | Ask and Ye Shall Receive (Plan Documents) | FTC Sounds the Alarm Over PBM Practices

SEC Slows Down Rulemaking

Status Quo on Pension De-Risking Guidance With Calls for Further Review | Emergency and Domestic Abuse Victim Distribution Q&As

Prudence (not Preference) Prevails in 401(k) Plan Fee Case | 2025 HSA, HDHP, and Excepted Benefit HRA Limits | Court Not Wild About Wilderness Therapy Coverage