Employee Benefits Law Report

Reporting on recent legal developments and trends affecting employee benefits

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Managing the complexities of employee benefit plans can raise questions you might hesitate to ask—whether they feel too basic or you’re unsure where to begin. In this series, “Employee benefit questions you didn’t want to ask (but should),” we tackle some of the most common questions about employee benefits to help you navigate the details

Managing the complexities of employee benefit plans can raise questions you might hesitate to ask—whether they feel too basic or you’re unsure where to begin. In this series, “Employee benefit questions you didn’t want to ask (but should),” we tackle some of the most common questions about employee benefits to help you navigate the details

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, employers who sponsor 401(k) plans must allow employees who work at least 500 hours a year over a period of consecutive years (“long-term part-time” or “LTPT employees”) to be eligible to make deferrals into the plan. This change requires immediate action by plan sponsors to change the way they administer their

But just how big of a win is it?
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University, reversing and remanding a lower court ruling that had dismissed the case against a retirement plan sponsor. This decision reaffirms that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s (ERISA) fiduciary duty of

In what some commentators are describing as the latest volley in a game of regulatory ping-pong, the Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed regulations that would change the way an ERISA fiduciary should consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and related proxy voting decisions with respect to plan investments (the proposed regulations). The proposed

On Jan. 5, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would make it easier for small businesses to join together to purchase health insurance.

This is not a completely new concept. Unrelated small employers can join together to purchase health insurance today. Under current guidance, however, these types of plans are