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Executive Order Calls For More Access To Retirement Plan Alternative Asset Investment Options

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order (EO), "Democratizing Access for 401(k) Investors," which is designed to facilitate easier access to alternative asset investments, including cryptocurrency, private equity and real estate, in 401(k) and other defined contribution plans.

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

White House Opens Door To Broader Inclusion Of Alternative Assets In Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

A hotly anticipated August 7, 2025, executive order, "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" ("EO"), aims to reduce regulatory barriers and significantly expand access...

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Administration Announces Long-Awaited Order On Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, titled "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors," that is intended to increase access...

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

Employee Benefits Provisions In Trump's Budget Reconciliation Bill

The congressional budget reconciliation bill, which President Donald Trump signed on July 4, 2025, includes various provisions of interest to employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Trump Signs Executive Order Directing The DOL And SEC To Facilitate 401(k) Plan Access To Alternative Assets

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

President Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Availability Of Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

ERIC Joins In Amicus Brief Arguing In Favor Of Forfeiture Rule Before Ninth Circuit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

New Order 'Targets' 401(k) Plan 'Alternatives': President Takes Aim At Legal Barriers And Litigation Risks

United States Employment

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Dechert

US Department Of Labor Solicits Feedback And Provides Guidance To Smaller Employers On Pooled Employer Plans

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Executive Order Directs Regulators To Expand Access To Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Democratizing Access To Alternative Assets For 401(K) Investors

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

US$12.2 Trillion Opportunity–Executive Order Paves The Way For Easier 401(k) Plan Access To Alternative Investments

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Illinois Adopts First Of Its Kind Paid Military Funeral Honors Detail Leave

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Executive Order Directs Agencies To Facilitate 401(k) Access To Private Equity, Cryptocurrency, And Other Alternative Investment

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

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JAMS

Trump Administration's DOL Shifts Policies On Employee Benefits

Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has modified its policies on various issues related to employee benefits.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Court Rules Pension Fund's Position Was Not 'So Baseless' As To Mandate An Award Of Attorneys' Fees

ERISA is widely regarded as a remedial statute. As a result, employers who are pursued by multiemployer pension plans for withdrawal liability face an uphill battle when trying to recoup attorneys' fees...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Private Equity Access In 401(k) Plans Gains Steam

On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor (DOL) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expand access to alternative assets...

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action For Nearly $13M

Anthem will settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and mental health parity laws at a cost of about $12.9 million.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Coffee Talk With Benefits Episode 21: Pension Risk Transfers And Litigation Risk: What Fiduciaries Need To Know (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Nevada Puts New Retirement Savings Program Into Gear

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Senate HELP Committee Questions Trump Nominees For EEOC Commissioner, NLRB General Counsel Roles

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

This Week From The Hill (August 3 – 9, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Judge Approves Historic $69M Settlement In UnitedHealth 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Senators Urge DOL To Reinstate Cryptocurrency Guidance For 401(k) Plans

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

New Tax-favored Benefit For Employees With Children

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

This Week From The Hill (July 27 – August 2, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Harnessing AI Under ERISA: A Compliance And Oversight Guide For Retirement And Health Plan Fiduciaries

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Simplified Option For Correcting Certain Retirement Plan Failures

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Tax-favored Benefit For Employees With Children

Trump Accounts are a new type of custodial savings account for children under 18, established under new Internal Revenue Code section 530A.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

This Week From The Hill (July 27 – August 2, 2025)

On July 22, the House Education and Workforce Committee held a subcommittee hearing entitled, "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA." In his opening remarks...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Harnessing AI Under ERISA: A Compliance And Oversight Guide For Retirement And Health Plan Fiduciaries

It is increasingly evident that artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping all facets of business, and its impact on employee benefit plans is no exception.

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Simplified Option For Correcting Certain Retirement Plan Failures

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") amended its Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program ("VFCP") to provide retirement plan sponsors with a simplified...

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Policy Week In Review – July 25, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Appellate Panel Appears Skeptical Of Morgan Stanley's Position On ERISA In Deferred Compensation Plan Case

In an ongoing battle over its deferred compensation plan, Morgan Stanley has asked a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to condemn the lower court's finding...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Department Of Labor Weighs In On 401(k) Forfeiture Class Actions

Since September 2023, plaintiffs have filed numerous class action lawsuits alleging that the use of 401(k) forfeitures to offset future employer contributions violates the Employee Retirement...

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Changing Last Year's Assumptions This Year: Gotcha Or Copacetic?

Just before its summer recess, the Supreme Court agreed to review whether multiemployer pension funds can impose withdrawal liability based on actuarial assumptions adopted after the relevant plan year.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Invisible Handshake: Crafting An Employee Deal That Drives Business Performance

Your employees are stressed. That anxiety isn't staying at home; it's walking through your office doors, showing up in lost productivity, higher turnover, and rising healthcare costs.

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

DOL Announces Multi Agency Opinion Letter Program To Provide Guidance

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Executive Compensation And Employee Benefits Provisions Of The Budget Reconciliation Bill

United States Tax

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A&O Shearman

U.S. Supreme Court Rules ADA Doesn't Cover Disabled Retired Employees

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Attorneys' Fees Request Comes In At $23 Million In UnitedHealth's Historic $69 Million Settlement Of 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

One Big Beautiful Bill – Plan Sponsor-Related Health And Welfare Provisions

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Reaffirming The High Bar To Insider Trading Liability: Lessons From 'Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Karp'

United States Employment

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WilmerHale

IRS Clarifies That Failure To Cash Checks Does Not Affect Withholding Or Reporting

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Court Rules 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries Must Repay Over $100,000 Within 60 Days

United States Finance

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Hall Benefits Law

This Week From The Hill (July 20 – July 26, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

IRS Issues Further Guidance On Withholding And Reporting Of Uncashed Checks

United States Tax

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Groom Law Group

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? July 21, 2025

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

SCOTUS: ADA Doesn't Extend To Retired Employees

United States Employment

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Gould & Ratner

So, How Can Participants Invest Their Retirement Money?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Senate HELP Committee Hearing: Key Takeaways For Employers From The July 16, 2025 Nomination Review

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Benefits Monthly Minute

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

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Coffee Talk With Benefits Episode 21: Pension Risk Transfers And Litigation Risk: What Fiduciaries Need To Know (Podcast)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 93: Key Trends In ERISA Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Navigating The Office: What If My Health Burdens The Employer's Health Plan? (Video)

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

Quick Tips For ERISA Plan Administrators When Something Goes Wrong (Video)

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Department Of Labor's Fiduciary Rule (Video)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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