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Executive Compensation – The Importance Of Being Clear (Being Earnest May Not Be Relevant)

Most executive compensation arrangements are in the form of contractual documents. Even a form deferred compensation plan (or "top hat" plan) providing deferred compensation...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Revisiting The State Of The Law In ERISA Forfeitures Cases

On July 14, 2025, we published a detailed Legal Update describing the state of the law with respect to the ongoing wave of ERISA forfeiture lawsuits.

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Benefits Monthly Minute

The August Monthly Minute brings you the latest guidance on ERISA retirement plan investment in alternative assets and highlights a recent ruling in mental health parity...

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Nevada NEST Program Compliance: September 1, 2025, Deadline Approaches For Private Employers

Effective September 1, 2025, Nevada's private-sector employers must provide employees with a tax-favored Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in accordance with the Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Program.

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart LLP

Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Summer 2025

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Equinix Agrees To Settle Stockholder Class Action Suit For $41.5M

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Uncashed And Unanswered: New IRS Guidance On Retirement Checks, Tax Withholding And Reporting

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Gone But Not Forgotten: How To Handle Final Pay And Benefits When An Employee Passes Away, Part 2

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Countdown To Compliance: What Employers Need To Know About New York's Secure Choice Savings Program

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Alts For All: Administration Acts To Open 401(k) Plans To New Asset Classes

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

Committed Capital Sidecar \ New Order 'Targets' 401(k) Plan 'Alternatives' (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Dechert

Fifth Circuit Bars Private Right Of Action To Enforce IDR Awards Under No Surprises Act

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

ADA's Protections Don't Extend To Retirees, Supreme Court Holds

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Executive Order Seeks To Expand Access To Crypto And Private Investments In Defined-Contribution Plans

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr 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

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Citizenship Updates: Nationwide Injunctions Affecting Birthright Citizenship Limited And New DOJ Priorities To Denaturalize U.S. Citizens

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Gone But Not Forgotten: How To Handle Final Pay And Benefits When An Employee Passes Away

Let's face it—no one wants to think about what happens when an employee dies. It's a deeply human moment, and yet, somewhere between the condolences and the memorial service...

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill May Renew Legislative Action On PBM, HSA, And HRA Reform

Passage of the budget reconciliation bill may prompt members of Congress to take on reform of pharmacy benefit managers, health savings accounts, and individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements.

United States Healthcare

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Hall Benefits Law

How To Slice The Pie With Equity Incentives: A Guide For Business Owners And Executives

Company equity is a powerful tool for compensating employees, attracting investors, and aligning the interests of key stakeholders with the long-term goals of the business.

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

A Fiduciary's Next Steps After Trump's August 2025 Executive Order: Opening The 401(k) Door To Alternative Investments

On August 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order designed to broaden access to alternative investments, such as private equity, commodities, real estate, and certain digital assets...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? August 18, 2025

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

OBBBA Brings Additional Considerations To Open Enrollment Season—Are You Prepared?

United States Employment

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Butzel Long

Benefits Counselor - August 2025

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

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

United States Employment

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Jones Day

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

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

Employee Benefits Provisions In Trump's Budget Reconciliation Bill

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

MB

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

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

On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order entitled "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" (the "Executive Order")...

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

On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" (the "Order")...

United States Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

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

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), the Chamber of Commerce of America, and the American Benefits Council have filed an amicus brief in Hutchins v. HP, Inc. This case, which is currently...

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

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

On August 1, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 220, amending the state's Military Leave Act to require employers to provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for eligible employees when serving on a funeral honors detail

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

On August 7, President Trump signed an executive order (the EO, White House fact sheet here) directing the Department of Labor (DOL), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action For Nearly $13M

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

HB

Hall Benefits Law

Employment Implications When Colleges And Universities Shut Down

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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

Policy Week In Review – July 25, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program To Include Corporate Immigration Violations

United States Immigration

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Barnes & Thornburg 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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