Health Insurers Target Consultant Over Surprise Billing Fraud

A string of lawsuits against a health-care consultant is spotlighting confusion around the arbitration process meant to stop surprise medical bills, as insurers allege providers are intentionally flooding the zone with ineligible claims.

AllianceBernstein 401(k) Annuity Can Auto Enroll, DOL Says

An AllianceBernstein LP lifetime income strategy program meets the US Labor Department’s requirements to automatically enroll new 401(k) participants, according to a new advisory opinion.

Aetna Can’t Trim or Transfer Connecticut Fertility Coverage Suit

Aetna Life Insurance Co. failed to convince a federal judge that it wasn’t responsible for setting the terms of a health plan that’s accused of offering fertility treatment coverage that discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients.

United Bank Signs $2 Million Settlement Over Forced Stock Sale

United Bank Corp. will pay $2 million to resolve litigation by former workers who say they were wrongly forced to sell the company stock they held in their employee stock ownership plan.

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GE Defeats Suit Challenging Pension De-Risking Transaction

General Electric Co. on Wednesday defeated a lawsuit challenging its decision to transfer workers out of its pension plan in favor of annuities from a controversial insurance company.

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Threat of Mass Job Cuts Raises Stakes of Government Shutdown

A fresh threat from President Donald Trump’s budget office of mass firings of federal workers if the government shuts down Oct. 1 incensed Democratic leaders and ramped up the political and economic stakes if lawmakers and the White House can’t reach a deal.

Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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Case: Retirement Benefits/Benefits Calculation (S.D. Ohio)

The court denied a retiree’s motion for entry of judgment on his action seeking to recover benefits due to him under the terms of the UPS Pension Plan, to enforce his rights, and to clarify his rights to future benefits. Gragg v. UPS Pension Plan, 2025 BL 337767, S.D. Ohio, 2:20-cv-5708, 9/22/25

Case: Health Care & Benefits/Long-Term Disability Benefits (D. Or.)

The court granted a Morrow Equipment Company employee’s motion for judgment on the administrative record in her ERISA action against Unum Life Insurance challenging the denial of long-term disability benefits. Koehnke v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 2025 BL 335404, D. Or., Civ. No. 6:23-cv-00819-AA, 9/19/25

Case: Retirement Benefits/Preemption (D. Md.)

The court granted the American Funds Distributors Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on an estate’s breach of contract action relating to the decedent’s participation in the Waldorf Ford Inc. Salary Deferral 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. Est. of Jenkins v. Am. Funds Distrib. Inc., 2025 BL 329245, D. Md., 21-cv-03098-LKG, 9/15/25