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Latest News in Benefits

  • November 04, 2026

    Nationwide Agrees To $12.9M Deal Over 401(k) Fund Fees

    Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to pay an 83,000-member class $12.9 million to end claims the company mismanaged an employee 401(k) plan, ending six years of litigation less than two weeks before trial.

  • November 04, 2026

    Colo. Co. Accused Of Misusing $400K Loan For HHS Deal

    A Colorado public benefit corporation breached a loan agreement by failing to use the $400,000 loan for its intended purpose and instead diverting the loan to settle a nearly $600,000 civil penalty with a federal government agency, according to a lender's lawsuit in Colorado state court.

  • November 04, 2026

    Meta Share Plan Fight Gets January Injunction Hearing

    The Delaware Chancery Court ruled Wednesday that stockholders challenging Meta Platforms Inc.'s plan to create nonvoting shares will get a preliminary injunction hearing in early January, rejecting the company's push for a full trial before the transaction takes effect Jan. 19, 2027.

  • November 04, 2026

    4 Argument Sessions For Benefits Attys To Watch In Nov.

    JPMorgan Chase & Co. will defend its win in a 401(k) forfeiture suit at the Ninth Circuit, Aetna will ask the Second Circuit to push a multiemployer health plan's suit into arbitration, and the Tenth Circuit hears from pharmacy benefit managers who want an opioid nuisance battle moved to federal court. Here, Law360 looks at four arguments that benefits attorneys may want to keep an eye on in November.

  • November 04, 2026

    Mass. Justices Doubt Nantucket's Rationale For PFML Denial

    Massachusetts' highest court appeared to push back Wednesday on assertions by Nantucket that it cannot implement the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Act for employees of the island enclave, despite a town meeting vote, because some of its unions have not agreed to bargain over the cost.

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