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Court Of Chancery Opens The Door For Expanded Caremark Liability Based On Workplace Misconduct Oversight Failures
Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery held in Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System v. Glenn Sanford, et al. (“eXp”) that officers’ and directors’ fiduciary oversight obligations may extend to the investigation and remediation of workplace sexual misconduct and that a failure to respond adequately in good faith to such claims may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty under the Caremark doctrine.
United States Commercial
CW
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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US NAIC Spring 2026 National Meeting Highlights: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) And Alternative Health Coverage (B) Working Group
The NAIC's ERISA Working Group convened to address critical questions surrounding state regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and ERISA preemption. How should state regulators and legislators navigate the complex interplay between federal ERISA requirements and state PBM oversight laws? The Working Group's guidance document offers principles and lessons learned from legal challenges to help states craft enforceable PBM legislation.
United States Employment
MB
Mayer Brown
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Benefits Counselor – April 2026
This comprehensive update covers significant regulatory developments affecting retirement and health plans, including the DOL's proposed safe harbor for investment selection, the reinstatement of the Five-Part Fiduciary Test, and critical court decisions on ERISA compliance. The bulletin also addresses emerging issues in prescription drug pricing litigation and provides essential compliance deadlines for plan administrators.
United States Employment
RB
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
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Bipartisan Coalition Of State AGs Backs Federal PBM Transparency Rule
A bipartisan coalition of 45 State Attorneys General has formally endorsed a proposed federal rule that would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose their compensation arrangements to ERISA plan fiduciaries. While supporting enhanced transparency, the AGs argue that the rule should explicitly preserve state-level PBM oversight authority and include provisions for federal-state coordination on enforcement matters.
United States Employment
CM
Crowell & Moring LLP
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SECURE 2.0 Trends And Key Plan Elections For 2026 (Video)
The SECURE 2.0 Act introduces significant compliance requirements and plan design opportunities for 2026, with mandatory Roth-only catch-up contributions for higher earners and expanded eligibility for part-time employees. Plan sponsors face critical year-end amendment deadlines and must make strategic decisions about optional features that will shape their retirement plans' future.
United States Employment
BC
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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