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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.

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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?

Knowing your rights during military disability processing is crucial, because it could mean the difference between medical retirement pay or separation with severance.

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Insights: Employment | Benefits | Mobility – Q3 2025

Welcome to Insights, our regular publication highlighting key employment, benefits and mobility developments. In this edition, we take the opportunity to round up our recent global updates, in view of the number...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Federal Courts Evaluate Tobacco Surcharges And Alternatives In Employer Health Plans

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

As Summer Turns To Fall: The Evolution Of ERISA Forfeiture Cases

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Forfeiture Claim Dismissed, Excessive Fee Claim Survives In Novo Nordisk 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Eleventh Circuit Skeptical Of Arbitration Provision Validity In ESOP Conflict

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

United States Commercial

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

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

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

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Fifth Circuit Hears Challenge To DOE's Conventional Cooking Products Efficiency Rule Amid Broader Regulatory Crosscurrents

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Policy Week In Review – September 26, 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

Employer Health Plans Vulnerable To ERISA Suits

After conducting an American workplace survey on fiduciary requirements in employee benefits plans, researchers at Duke University are warning that U.S.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

UK Pensions In Dispute - September 2025

Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration, and trustees update their knowledge and understanding.

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

DOL Issues Lifetime Income Guidance For Default Investments

In welcome news for plan sponsors and other fiduciaries considering lifetime income solutions for their defined contribution ("DC") plans...

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

IRS Issues Final Regulations On Catch-Up Rule Changes

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Class Achieves Partial Victory In United Mental Health Claims Battle

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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

On September 16, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in In re Yellow Corp., No. 25-1421: (i) upheld regulations issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC")...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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

On August 19, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri issued a notable opinion in Longroad Asset Management LLC v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust...

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

IRS Issues Final Regulations On Catch-Up Rule Changes

On September 16, 2025, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued final regulations regarding the provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Class Achieves Partial Victory In United Mental Health Claims Battle

A California federal district court judge has entered judgment in part in favor of both a class of patients and United Behavioral Health (UBH)...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Key Recent Developments In China's Employment Law: A China-U.S. Comparative Perspective For Multinational Employers

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Colorado Department Of Labor And Employment To Begin Imposing Fines For Violations Of The Colorado Secure Savings Program Act

Under the Colorado Secure Savings Program Act, Colorado employers in operation for two or more years, with five or more employees, are required to provide retirement...

United States Employment

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Fairfield and Woods

Lawmakers Criticize EBSA For Giving Information To Plaintiffs' Attorneys

The House Education and the Workforce Committee's Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee was critical of the U.S. Department of Labor's...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Massachusetts Tax Implications For Former Residents

Massachusetts aggressively pursues tax revenue from its former residents. As high-net-worth residents seek refuge in tax-friendly states like New Hampshire and Florida, they should consider...

United States Tax

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Executive Order On Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans: Key Considerations For Plan Fiduciaries

The Order initiates a 180-day review, but plan fiduciaries can begin preparing now by engaging ERISA counsel and investment consultants to understand...

United States Employment

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

The Effects Of The One Big Beautiful Bill On Employee Benefits

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Court Upholds Arkansas Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Reporting Requirements

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Monthly Roundup (August 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

'Trump Accounts' Are $1k Of Free Money. Here's How To Claim It.

United States Tax

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Kaufman Rossin

ERISA Withdrawal Liability: Uncertainty Remains Regarding Private Equity Entities' Status As 'Employers'

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Some Beach … Fiduciary Considerations As Recordkeeper Sued For Misusing 401(k) Participant Data

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart

Did Empower's Cross-Selling Cross The Line? Why Fiduciaries Should Monitor Recordkeeper Marketing

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

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

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Revisiting The State Of The Law In ERISA Forfeitures Cases

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Benefits Monthly Minute

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

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

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart

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

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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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