Top hat plans are not subject to ERISA’s fiduciary requirements, the 6th Circuit noted, meaning that American Electric did ...

On January 17, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, claiming that ...

Now that 2025 is firmly underway, plan sponsors need to plan and prepare for the year ahead. There are crucial ...

The regulatory pendulum has been swinging toward deregulation since Donald Trump was inaugurated last month. On his first day in office, January ...

A jury won’t hear an ERISA benefit interference claim from a former employee of a trade show company, after a federal judge likened such a move to the disfavored practice of including beans in Texas ...

More than 600,000 American companies could be at risk of fines, legal penalties and fiduciary failure for failing to ...

It has been over two years since SECURE 2.0 was enacted, and a recent report confirms it remains a top priority for plan sponsors. In fact, 82% of plan sponsors emphasize that reviewing provisions and ...

After a federal judge ruled that American Airlines violated its ERISA duties by focusing on ESG factors in choosing ...

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), enacted in 1974, established critical protections for employee retirement benefits by imposing funding requirements, defining eligibility ...

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the 2022 ESG rule does not violate ERISA, reaffirming his initial decision made before ...

In its letter to Congress, ERIC urged lawmakers to ‘preserve and protect’ ERISA, maintain tax incentives in health and ...

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), enacted in 1974, established critical protections for employee retirement benefits by imposing funding requirements, defining eligibility rules, ...