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The Current Trends In Actuarial Equivalent Suits

Large pension plans have been facing a wave of lawsuits from participants since 2018 relating to whether the qualified joint and survivor annuities (QJSA) and other forms of annuities provided...

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Holland & Knight

This Week From The Hill (October 26 – November 1, 2025)

On October 22, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled, "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.

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Groom Law Group

Shutdown 2025: The Impact On Health And Retirement Policy And Enforcement

The federal government has largely been "shut down" since continuing appropriations expired at midnight on September 30.

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Proposed Rules Provide Guidance On New Jersey Pay Transparency Law

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has issued proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act (PTA), which went into effect on June 1, 2025.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

The Billion-Dollar Question: Are Deferred Compensation Contracts In The MLB Legal, Or Have The Dodgers Broken Baseball?

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Capita Cyber Security Breach – £14 Million Fine Issued

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Sell Your Company, Not Your Employees: Employee Retention Tactics During Sales (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

Life After The Sale: Wealth Planning Strategies For Physicians

United States Healthcare

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Kaufman Rossin

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Means For Your Pension Plan

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Killing Trusts Softly: Can Australia Abate Trump Duties With Aussie Super Funds?

United States Tax

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Withers LLP

Beyond The House And Bank Accounts: Dividing Retirement Assets In Divorce

United States Employment

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Casner & Edwards

This Week From The Hill (October 19 – 25, 2025)

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Groom Law Group

Smoking Surcharges Under Fire: ERISA Compliance Risks In Wellness Programs

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

2025 Retirement Plan Year-End Amendments And Operational Compliance

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

California Privacy Violations Result In $1.35 Million Fine!

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USCIS Announces Changes To The Naturalization Test

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Green and Spiegel

Viewing ESG Amd ERISA Through A Political Lens: Does The American Airlines Relief Make Sense?

Injecting politics into ERISA's investment requirements is not a good idea regardless of which side is calling the shots.

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

Policy Week In Review – October 17, 2025

The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal, state, and local matters.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employers Anticipate 10% Increase In 2026 Healthcare Costs

According to data from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), which has 31,000 member employers...

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Hall Benefits Law

Former Genentech Worker Argues ERISA Suit Appeal Before Ninth Circuit Panel

Attorneys for a former Genentech worker recently argued a district court's dismissal of a proposed class action before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

ERISA Litigation Update

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Goodwin Procter LLP

ERISA Document Disclosure: Zavislak V. Netflix, Inc. And The Ninth Circuit's Narrow Reading Of Section 104

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Senate Restores EEOC Quorum And Appoints New Wage And Hour Division Leader

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Fully Invested: The Rise Of CITs – Why They're A Compelling Path For Asset Managers Entering The 401(k) Plan And Retail Markets (Podcast)

United States Wealth Mgt

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Cigna Reaches Settlement In ERISA Suit Over Misrepresentation Of Out-of-Network Providers

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Securing Your Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide To Beneficiary Designations In California Estate Planning (2025 Update)

United States Family

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Opelon

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

United States Employment

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Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert In Multiemployer Pension Plan Case

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

2025 ERISA Welfare Plan Automatic Participant Disclosures Checklist

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

What Recourse Remains For Federal Correctional Employees Without A Union?

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

The Situation: In January 2025, the Northern District of Texas ruled that ESG factors influenced investment decisions by 401(k) plan fiduciaries in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

United States Employment

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Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert In Multiemployer Pension Plan Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear a case during its next term that focuses on how multiemployer pension plans determine withdrawal liability when employers leave the plans.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

2025 ERISA Welfare Plan Automatic Participant Disclosures Checklist

We recognize that many companies sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and will soon be undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications.

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

What Recourse Remains For Federal Correctional Employees Without A Union?

Trump Administrative efforts to undo the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 since January 2025 continued in late summer as the anti-labor reforms initially directed at the National Labor Relations Authority...

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Does My Military Disability Qualify For Retirement Pay?

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Eleventh Circuit Skeptical Of Arbitration Provision Validity In ESOP Conflict

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit appeared skeptical of an arbitration provision in a legal technology company's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

SEC Staff Comments On Director Resignation Form 8-K Timeliness In Connection With Registration Statement Review

It is common knowledge in the public company community that a Form 8-K is generally required to be filed within four business days after the occurrence of a triggering event.

United States Commercial

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? September 29, 2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions.

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

Executive Order Expands Access To Alternative Assets For 401(k) Plans

In August 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" (the Order), which directs federal agencies...

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Bringing Alternative Assets To Retirement Accounts: Four Steps The Administration Should Prioritize

United States Finance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

NAIC May Weigh In On Fray Between State PBM Laws And ERISA Preemption

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Trump Issues Executive Order Broadening Assets For 401(k) Investments

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Policy Week In Review – September 26, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employer Health Plans Vulnerable To ERISA Suits

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

UK Pensions In Dispute - September 2025

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

DOL Issues Lifetime Income Guidance For Default Investments

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Federal Court Refines Enforcement Mechanisms For MHPAEA Claims

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Benefits Basics – When An Employee Is Dismissed: A Resource Guide For HR & Benefits Professionals

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

DOL Plan To Shutter OFCCP Next Year And Transfer Oversight To Other Agencies

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

DOL Announces Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Policy Week In Review – September 19, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Second Circuit: ERISA Plaintiffs Who Did Not Personally Invest In Allegedly Mismanaged Investment Options Lack Article III And Class Standing

United States Litigation

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Third Circuit Upholds PBGC Special Financial Assistance Regulations And Enforces An Employer's Agreement Regarding Withdrawal Liability

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Applying Sun Capital: Federal Court Finds Private Equity Fund Liable For ERISA Withdrawal Liability

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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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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