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Latest News in Benefits

  • August 04, 2026

    AT&T 401(k) Suit Heads To Trial On Service Provider Fees

    A California federal judge agreed to rethink her previous order in a class action alleging that AT&T violated federal benefits law by allowing recordkeepers to earn excessive compensation from the company's employee retirement plan, sending some claims to trial about the fees and compensation of 401(k) plan service providers.

  • August 04, 2026

    Workers Should Get Back Pay In RLA Dispute, 9th Circ. Says

    A California federal judge erred by refusing to order an airline caterer to provide its workers with back pay after a healthcare dispute with a union, a split Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, saying the Railway Labor Act violation committed by the caterer occasioned a back pay award.

  • August 04, 2026

    AT&T Wants End To Investors' Lead-Covered Cables Fight

    AT&T is hoping the third time's the charm when it comes to convincing a Texas federal court to toss for good an investor suit that accuses the mobile behemoth of misleading investors about the removal of lead-covered copper cables from its network.

  • August 04, 2026

    NYC Retirees Ink $53M In Healthcare Copay Class Action

    New York City and EmblemHealth will pay $53 million to resolve a class action complaint covering more than 250,000 Medicare-eligible retirees who alleged the defendants illegally charged $15 copays onto their healthcare costs, according to a preliminary approval motion filed Friday in New York state court.

  • August 04, 2026

    6th Circ. Says No Injunction For Ex-Plant Worker Suing Aptiv

    A former plant manager for automotive technology company Aptiv will not have his employment benefits reinstated after he suffered a severe medical crisis and was terminated from his job, a Sixth Circuit panel said Tuesday, affirming a decision by the Ohio federal court.

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