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• January 09, 2026

  NextEra Energy Settles Fight Over 401(k) Forfeitures, Fees

  NextEra Energy Inc. has agreed to resolve a class action from 20,000 former employees who alleged the company misspent forfeited 401(k) plan funds and allowed Fidelity, the plan's recordkeeper, to charge excessive fees, according to a joint report filed on Friday in Florida federal court. 

• January 09, 2026

  Mich. Bid For Behavioral Managed Care Contracts Can't Stand

  A Michigan Court of Claims judge ruled the state health department's bid for Medicaid managed care contract proposals would unlawfully interfere with the duties of local governmental bodies that provide and coordinate behavioral health care.

• January 09, 2026

  DOL Praises Resolution Of Home Depot 401(k) Battle

  The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday lauded the withdrawal of a petition for high court review from Home Depot employees who alleged their 401(k) plan was mismanaged, saying the end of the case shows the department's commitment to getting rid of "regulation by litigation."

• January 09, 2026

  Ex-NRA President's Fla. Lawsuit Survives Dismissal Bid

  A Florida federal judge on Friday refused to toss claims from the former president of the National Rifle Association that the organization wrongly used her name, image and likeness on its website for fundraising, rejecting arguments the case amounted to a shotgun pleading.

• January 09, 2026

  Future Risk Not Enough To Save Verizon Pension Annuity Suit

  A New York federal judge tossed a suit from a group of retirees who claimed Verizon Communications Inc. and its independent fiduciary State Street Global Advisors Trust Co. illegally converted $6 billion in pension benefits to risky annuities, ruling that the workers hadn't shown that the annuity holders were unlikely to follow through on their benefits.

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