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SEC Proposes Significant Changes to Filer Status Framework and Executive Compensation Disclosure

USA - May 29 2026 As previously reported in Proskauer’s client alert (available here), on May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed…

Agencies Open the Door to Offering Fertility Coverage as Limited Excepted Benefit

USA - May 12 2026 Building on FAQs Part 72 released last fall, on May 10, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services announced proposed…

Fourth Circuit Holds That “Contingent” Proof of Claim Did Not Trigger Statute of Limitations to Collect Withdrawal Liability

USA - April 17 2026 In International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund v. Florida Glass of Tampa Bay, Inc., 2026 WL 191344 (4th Cir. Jan. 26, 2026, No…

DOL Issues Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-01 Signaling a Major Shift in ERISA Enforcement Priorities: What Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Need to Know

USA - April 16 2026 On April 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026-01 (FAB)…

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Withdrawal Liability Industry Rules

USA - April 9 2026 The Ninth Circuit recently issued a pair of decisions clarifying how the rules governing withdrawal liability apply to employers in certain…

DOL Issues Proposed Rule and Safe Harbor Intended to Facilitate the Inclusion of Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans

USA - March 31 2026 On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a much-anticipated proposed regulation (“Proposed Rule”) that would facilitate the…

Fourth Circuit Overturns Class Certification of 401(k) Plan Investment Loss Case

USA - March 30 2026 In a ruling that upends conventional thinking on the standards for class certification of claims brought under ERISA Section 502(a)(2), the Fourth…

What’s Old is New Again: The DOL’s 1975 Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Five-Part Test is Officially Back and Here to Stay (For Now)

USA - March 23 2026 On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published guidance (the “2026 Guidance”) that formally reinstates the DOL’s original 1975…

District Court Reinforces Role of Article III Standing Limits in Post-Cunningham ERISA Litigation

USA - February 23 2026 As has been discussed and written about extensively, the U.S. Supreme Court lowered the pleading standard for claims alleging violations of ERISA’s…

“No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on Overtime”: Key Considerations for Employers

USA - February 18 2026 Despite the simple and catchy sound-bites, the “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” opportunities under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the…