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• March 13, 2026

  Alaska Airlines Pilot's Military Leave Benefits Suit Trimmed

  A Seattle federal judge has narrowed a pilot's class action accusing Alaska Airlines of denying employees sick leave and vacation accrual during military leave, while recognizing in the same Thursday order that a "reasonable jury" could find service members are entitled to certain benefits during absences spanning one to two months.

• March 13, 2026

  Insurers Seek Early Win In Contractor's $1.7M Premium Suit

  Hartford insurers argued in a bid for an early win that a straightforward policy justified their decision to retroactively charge a government contractor an additional $1.7 million in premiums for misclassifying some workers as clerical, instead of warehouse, employees.

• March 13, 2026

  4th Circ. Genworth Ruling Raises Bar For ERISA Class Actions

  A recent Fourth Circuit decision in a suit challenging Genworth Financial Inc.'s inclusion of target-date fund investments as employee retirement plan options will make it tougher to certify similar class actions and could have a ripple effect in a broader range of cases, experts told Law360.

• March 13, 2026

  Agri Stats Cuts Chicken, Pork, Turkey Price-Fixing Deals

  Agri Stats Inc. reached settlements Friday with groups of buyers in separate cases over alleged price fixing in the chicken, pork and turkey industries, ending several sets of claims targeting use of its benchmarking reports by protein processors.

• March 13, 2026

  How PBMs Can Adapt To Plan Sponsors' Disclosure Demands

  As federal reforms, growing state regulation and litigation threats push plan sponsors to expect visibility into revenue streams, pharmacy benefit managers should leverage transparency strategically, including by simplifying how they get paid, offering clients audit-ready data and co-designing contracts that are easy for fiduciaries to explain and defend, says Kristie Blase at Frazer + Blase.

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