A series of class actions filed Tuesday accuse employers and benefits consultants of neglect and self-dealing in voluntary benefits.
Employee benefits attorneys are monitoring a string of class actions over health insurance smoking surcharges with the potential to reshape how employers impose penalties in wellness programs.
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Two evangelical organizations dropped the remainder of their case against Biden-era rules after winning a permanent injunction for requirements around coverage for abortion, in vitro fertilization, and gender-affirming care.
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A San Francisco jail guard convicted of wire and mail fraud will be able to access her pension because her criminal conduct didn’t arise out of her official duties, a California state appeals court ruled Friday.
A former Spotify USA Inc. accounting manager is suing the audio streaming company and her supervisor for racial and disability discrimination, claiming she was passed over for promotions and fired after complaining about alleged unequal treatment.
California employers have a long list of state law changes to navigate in 2026, ranging from a ban on training repayment contracts to steeper penalties for unpaid wage judgments.
Tax professionals are calling for more consistency in global tax rules covering remote workers, saying the current patchwork of approaches across jurisdictions is causing big headaches for multinational companies.
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, highlighting the seasonal swings in the data at this time of year.
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Northwell Health Inc. and a group of retirement beneficiaries received an early green light to pursue a $2.75 million settlement to resolve claims over the health provider’s administrative fees.
A series of class actions filed Tuesday accuse employers and benefits consultants of neglect and self-dealing in voluntary benefits.
The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, the US
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The court granted UPMC Health Plan Inc. and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center summary judgment on out-of-network provider Abira Medical Laboratories LLC’s breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims, and granted Abira summary judgment on UPMC’s counterclaims. Abira Med. Labs. LLC v. UPMC Health Plan Inc., 2025 BL 393062, E.D. Pa., 24-cv-0227, 11/3/25
The court denied Arrow Mutual Liability Insurance Company and The Arrow Mutual 401(k) Plan’s motion to dismiss this ERISA action alleging wrongful withholding of Arrow’s late President and CEO’s employer contribution sub-account. Gray v. Arrow Mut. Liab. Ins. Co., 2025 BL 390109, D. Mass., 25-10054-NMG, 10/29/25
The court granted in part and denied in part LINA’s motion for administrative remand and stay of proceedings in an employee’s ERISA action challenging the denial of her long-term disability benefits. Chalk v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 2025 BL 384848, W.D. Ky., 3:25-cv-133-RGJ, 10/27/25
