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This Week From the Hill (May 4 – 10, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Cunningham v. Cornell: Supreme Court Lowers Bar for ERISA 406(a) Claims

On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in Cunningham v. Cornell University that, to state a claim under ERISA section 406(a), plaintiffs need only allege the elements contained in section 406(a). Prior to the Supreme...more

This Week From the Hill (August 4 – 10, 2024)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

This Week From the Hill (June 9 – 15, 2024)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

DOL Finalizes PTE 84-24 Amendments

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its much-anticipated final regulation on the definition of “fiduciary” under section 3(21)(a)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as...more

DOL Amends Fiduciary Advice Definition Regulation 

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department”) issued a final regulatory package amending its fiduciary investment advice regulation and revising numerous existing prohibited transaction exemptions...more

DOL Finalizes PTE 2020-02 Amendments

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its much-anticipated final regulation on the definition of “fiduciary” under section 3(21)(a)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as...more

This Week From the Hill (March 17 – 23, 2024)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Plaintiffs Target Use of 401(k) Plan Forfeitures

In the past month, plaintiffs have filed two separate lawsuits – Dimou v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. and Rodriguez v. Intuit, Inc – accusing plan fiduciaries of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of...more

Biden ESG Rule Shows Some Staying Power

On September 21, 2023, the District Court for the Northern District of Texas rejected a challenge brought by 26 states that argued that the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2022 Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments...more

DOL Drops Appeal in ASA Case

U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has accepted a new setback to its longstanding initiative to subject IRA rollover recommendations to ERISA’s fiduciary standard and its prohibited transaction rules.  On May 15, 2023, the DOL...more

Recent IRS Guidance Focuses on Rules for Qualified Foreign Pension Funds

At the end of 2022, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (together, the “IRS”) issued two sets of guidance – a final rule and a proposed rule – addressing the application of certain provisions of...more

District Court Vacates DOL Interpretation of Investment Advice

Does combining a recommendation to take a rollover from a retirement plan with post-rollover advice mean that advice is being provided on a “regular basis” under the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) five-part test for fiduciary...more

SECURE 2.0 Hitches a Ride Just in the St. Nick of Time

Yesterday, the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the “CAA”) to fund the government through September 30, 2023. Division T of the legislation is the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), which builds...more

Deference Declined: Fiduciary Status for Rollovers Not a Given and New Developments in Uses of Plan-Related Data Under ERISA

A September 27, 2022 decision by the Southern District of New York addresses several key theories recently advanced by the plaintiffs’ bar in ERISA-based lawsuits against plan service providers. In Carfora v. TIAA, S.D.N.Y....more

Retirement Asset Management: Regulatory Update

As the markets continue to create challenges for plan fiduciaries and asset managers, financial regulators are actively working on a number of projects that impact the investment of benefit plan assets. The Securities and...more

The Supreme Court’s Northwestern Decision – A Win for Plaintiffs but a Possible Turn In the Tide?

On January 24, 2022, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court in Hughes v. Northwestern reinstated the long-running case against Northwestern University by sending the case back to the lower courts for further review. ...more

IRS Guidance on U.S.-Swiss Tax Treaty Pension and Retirement Provisions Includes IRAs

The U.S. has issued an announcement with guidance on how the 2009 amendment to the tax treaty between the U.S. and Switzerland applies to pension and retirement arrangements of both countries....more

DOL Issues Missing Participant Guidance After Years-Long Enforcement Initiative

On January 12, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued sub-regulatory guidance detailing what steps plan sponsors should take to locate and distribute retirement benefits to missing or nonresponsive participants (missing...more

UK to Mandate Consideration of Climate Change by Pension Fiduciaries in 2021

On January 27, 2021, the United Kingdom’s Department for Work and Pensions (“DWP”) issued the draft regulation, The Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulation”). ...more

The Race to Register: DOL Issues Final Rule on PPP Registration

On November 14, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the final rule “Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers” (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule describes the registration requirements for those seeking...more

DOL Shifts Focus From ESG to Pecuniary Factors in Final Rule

On October 30, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule amends the DOL’s long-standing “investment...more

Cybertheft Lawsuit: ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claims Dismissed Against Plan Sponsor but Move Forward Against Recordkeeper

On October 2, 2020, the Northern District of Illinois ruled on motions to dismiss in a closely-watched cybertheft lawsuit arising out of the theft of $245,000 from a participant’s account in the Abbott Laboratories Stock...more

DOL Proposes Rule to Crack Down on ESG

On June 23, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a proposed regulation (the “Proposed Rule”) defining plan fiduciaries’ duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) when considering...more

Global Pension and Benefits Responses to COVID-19

The US is not the only country that has been making legislative and regulatory changes in the pension and benefits area in response to COVID-19. ...more

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