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- May 5 2022
The Sixth Circuit, in a matter of first impression for that Circuit, held an arbitration clause contained in an individual employment agreement did…
USA
- April 18 2022
On Friday, for the second week in a row, the Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal of a 401(k) plan excessive fee litigation challenging the offering of…
USA
- April 11 2022
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit became the First Circuit court to rule in a 401(k) plan fee and investment litigation following the Supreme Court’s…
USA
- April 4 2022
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Wit et al. V. United Behavioral Health and Alexander et al. V. United…
USA
- March 22 2022
Effective April 1, 2022, high-deductible health plans can once again offer first-dollar coverage for telehealth and other remote services without…
USA
- February 17 2022
On January 31, 2022, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s finding that surcharges imposed by the Pension Protection Act (“PPA”) are excluded…
USA
- February 7 2022
A few short weeks ago we told you in a blog post that, with only four days’ notice, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and HHS (the Departments)…
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- February 3 2022
A federal district court in Florida sent a proposed ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action to individual arbitration on the basis of a plan…
USA
- January 28 2022
In the first decision since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Hughes v. Northwestern Univ., No. 19-1401, 595 U.S. ___ (U.S. Jan. 24, 2022) (discussed…
USA
- January 26 2022
To the disappointment of many in the ERISA community, the Supreme Court issued a six-page opinion on January 24th that declined to opine on most of…