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Benefits Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on employee benefits and executive compensation law. Coverage includes benefits-related litigation — including Employee Retirement Income Security Act suits and tax and compliance issues over executive compensation — as well as legislative and regulatory activity.
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Latest News in Benefits
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March 27, 2025
Standing Emerges As Key Front In ERISA Health Fee Battles
The recent dismissal of a suit brought by former Wells Fargo workers who claimed high prescription drug costs violated federal benefits law shows the ability to establish standing emerging as a key stumbling block for Employee Retirement Income Security Act suits alleging excessive health fees, experts say.
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March 27, 2025
UPS, Workers To Take Military Leave Suit To Mediation
United Parcel Service and a class of employees alerted a Washington federal court that they intend to mediate the workers' lawsuit accusing the company of failing to pay drivers on short-term military leave while paying those who take time off for jury duty and other short-term absences.
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March 27, 2025
3rd Circ. Says Pension Law OKs Suits To Enforce Settlements
A Teamsters pension fund can go after a bankrupt dairy business's affiliates for the $39 million that the business owes the fund under the terms of a settlement, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the fund has a viable cause of action under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act.
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March 27, 2025
9th Circ. Won't Stay Injunction Compelling Fed. Worker Rehire
A split Ninth Circuit panel has refused to block an injunction compelling the Trump administration to reinstate about 16,000 probationary employees to six federal agencies, saying the administration will likely lose its argument that the agencies weren't acting on an order from above when they fired the workers.
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March 26, 2025
Coalition Says Trump Admin Flouted Federal Rehiring Order
The Trump administration responded to an injunction compelling it to rehire over 15,000 fired probationary employees by placing them on leave, not bringing them back to work, a coalition of advocates for the workers told a California federal judge Wednesday, saying the administration hasn't complied with the injunction.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- ERISA class actions
- Executive compensation disputes
- Health benefits suits
- Retirement benefits suits
- Worker misclassification actions
- Tax disputes over retirement plans and executive compensation
- Workers’ compensation suits
- AGENCIES
- Internal Revenue Service
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- U.S. Department of Labor
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Affordable Care Act
- State and federal employee benefits and executive compensation legislation and regulation
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of employee benefits practices
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