The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration shifted dramatically in 2025 as the Trump administration derailed several Biden-era rules and priorities and began setting its own goals.
A new EBSA leader, Daniel Aronowitz, took office in November and will lead the agency through what’s slated to be a busy 2026 for rulemaking. The former insurance executive is expected to focus on reducing the threat of litigation against retirement benefit plans, a topic he’s highlighted in congressional hearings and his own past blog posts.
EBSA under Aronowitz will work with the Trump administration to expand an array of worker 401(k) ...