( July 25, 2025, 12:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of its first advisory opinions issued under President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) took the view that the self-funded long-term disability (LTD) plan of a mutual benefit corporation for California firefighters “does not constitute an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of” part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — with a caveat. ...