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Sixth Circuit Holds ERISA Preempts Tennessee’s Pharmacy Anti-Steering Laws

Why it Matters: This case raises questions about the enforceability of the growing body of state legislation regulating PBMs. Many states have enacted or are considering laws similar to those at issue here, which aim to prevent PBMs from steering pharmacy business to their affiliates and to protect independent pharmacies.

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

Know Before You Go: U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference On Direct Lending

Dechert serves as lead sponsor of the fifth annual DealCatalyst/LSTA U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending in Nashville, Tennessee.

United States Finance

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Dechert

Reminder: April 15 Deadline For 457(b) Plan Corrections Looms

Sponsors and administrators of nongovernmental Section 457(b) plans are reminded that the April 15 deadline to distribute excess deferrals under such plans is fast approaching.

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Protecting Your Career And Your Income: Why High-Earning Professionals Need Own-Occupation Disability Insurance

For high-earning professionals with years of education, training, and dedication behind them, the ability to exercise their specialized skills and earn income is more fragile than most realize.

United States Insurance

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

ERISA Preemption – Alive And Well

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

ERISA Litigation Update

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

A 401(k) Plan ‘Alternative’ Proposal: Will DOL Safe-Harbor Provide Smooth Sailing?

United States Employment

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Dechert

FTC Mandates Point-of-Sale Rebates For Prescription Drugs

United States Healthcare

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Hall Benefits Law

ESOP Sponsor & Trustee Defeat Novel Releveraging Lawsuit

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

National Employee Benefits Day – A Reflection On What To Expect This Year

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Revised Annual Funding Model Notices And Guidance For Defined Benefit Plans

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Employee Relations Law Journal | Hands On Or Hands Off: A Plan Sponsor's Guide To Picking A Section 3(21) Investment Advisor Or Section 3(38) Investment Manager

United States Employment

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

DOL Proposes Rule To Expand Alternative Investments In Retirement Plans

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

US Department Of Labor Issues Groundbreaking Proposed Rule On Prudence Considerations For 401(K) Plan Investments

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

US Department Of Labor Issues Groundbreaking Proposed Rule On Prudence Considerations For 401(K) Plan Investments

On March 30, 2026, the US Department of Labor ("DOL") issued the proposed rule, "Fiduciary Duties In Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives,"...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

DOL Proposes Rule To Expand Alternative Investments In Retirement Plans

If adopted, the Proposed Rule would clarify and establish a new process-based safe harbor for plan fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

Monthly Roundup (March 2026)

We've rounded up our latest resources into one place so that you don't have to! In case you missed any of our updates from last month, read on.

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

DOL Guidance On Plan Investment In Alternative Assets Focuses On Fiduciaries' Selection Process

On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule relating to the selection of investment options for participant-directed individual account plans such as 401(k) plans...

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

Just How Stable Are Stable Value Funds?

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

401(k) Plan Access To Alternative Investments–DOL Seeks To Clarify Fiduciary Duties And Proposes “Safe Harbor”

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

The DOL Makes Its Case: Show Your Work

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sixth Circuit Weighs In On "Actuarial Equivalence"

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Pensions Weekly Update – 31 March 2026

United States Employment

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

This Week From The Hill (March 22 – 28, 2026)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Plaintiffs Pursue New Strategy Focused On Climate Risk In ERISA Fee Litigation

United States Employment

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Baker Botts LLP

SECURE 2.0 RMD Planning Strategies

United States Family

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

What's Old Is New Again: The DOL's 1975 Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Five-Part Test Is Officially Back And Here To Stay (For Now)

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Benefits Brief: Private Investment Funds And Withdrawal Liability (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Plaintiffs Pursue New Strategy Focused On Climate Risk In ERISA Fee Litigation

ERISA fee litigation focused on alleged investment underperformance has been active for many years. In Kvek v. Cushman & Wakefield, Case No. 2:26-cv-736 (W.D. Wash., filed March 3, 2026), plaintiffs have taken a new tack, alleging that one fund underperformed due to investments in companies impacted by climate risk and that plan fiduciaries breached their duties by failing to analyze and account for such risk.

United States Employment

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Baker Botts LLP

SECURE 2.0 RMD Planning Strategies

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 materially reshapes the required minimum distribution (RMD) landscape, extending tax deferral opportunities while accelerating distribution requirements for many beneficiaries.

United States Family

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

What's Old Is New Again: The DOL's 1975 Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Five-Part Test Is Officially Back And Here To Stay (For Now)

On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") published guidance (the "2026 Guidance") that formally reinstates the DOL's original 1975 five-part test (the "Five-Part Test")...

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Benefits Brief: Private Investment Funds And Withdrawal Liability (Podcast)

In this episode of our ongoing series on withdrawal liability, Neil Shah and Justin Alex are joined by Adam Scoll to explore how the withdrawal liability of a private investment fund’s portfolio company can extend to the fund itself (and potentially others).

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Insurance: Demographics Are Changing The Deal Landscape

European Union Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fifth Circuit Considers Arbitration Clause In ERISA Claim

A Fifth Circuit panel asked a former employee of International Bancshares Corp. to explain why an arbitration clause shouldn't govern his Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

United States Litigation

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Hall Benefits Law

Cryptocurrency And Other Digital Asset Investments In ERISA Plans

Shortly after taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (“EO”) outlining his Administration’s intent to “support the responsible growth and use of digital assets...

United States Technology

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Kutak Rock LLP

IRS Issues Notice To Assist In Calculating The Qualifying Payment Amount For 2026

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice providing the indexing factors that group health plans and health insurance issuers must...

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

Managing Forfeiture Accounts In ERISA Plans

ERISA plan forfeiture accounts must be used within IRS timelines to adhere to retirement plan compliance.

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Policy Week In Review – March 13, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Proskauer Benefits Brief: Withdrawal Liability “Cheat Codes”: Section 4204 (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Courts Split Over Whether ERISA Requires Diversification Of ESOP Non-Employer Stock Assets

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

2026 Retirement Plan Amendment Deadline: What Plan Sponsors Need To Know

United States Employment

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Jenner & Block

Second Case Regarding Prescription Drug Costs Dismissed

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Benefits Counselor - March 2026

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Stifel 401(k) Lawsuit Highlights ERISA Fiduciary Duties And Retirement Plan Risk

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

401(k) And 403(b) Forfeiture Account Rules: What Plan Fiduciaries Need To Know

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Paper View: DOL Proposes To Require Paper Benefit Statements In Certain Circumstances

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The Ongoing SECURE Saga: IRS Grants Further Delayed Required Minimum Distribution Relief

United States Employment

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Alaska Law Permits State Regulation Of PBMs And TPAs

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

The Pensions Brief: March 2026

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Celebrating National Women's History Month: Focusing On Groom's Own Christine Keller

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Up In Smoke? Third Tobacco Premium Surcharge Case Dismissed

United States Employment

GL

Groom Law Group

Stable Value Funds: Anything But Stable In Light Of Increased Litigation Risks

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock 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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