AllianceBernstein 401(k) Annuity Can Auto Enroll, DOL Says

An AllianceBernstein LP lifetime income strategy program meets the US Labor Department’s requirements to automatically enroll new 401(k) participants, according to a new advisory opinion.

Aronowitz Confirmed as Government’s Top Employee Benefits Cop

The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump‘s nominee to head up the government agency regulating private-sector employee benefit plans.

Anthem Gets Nod for $12.9 Million Deal Over Mental Health Rules

Anthem Inc. received initial approval for a $12.9 million settlement resolving a class action claiming it wrongly refused to cover mental health and substance abuse treatments by using overly restrictive criteria for gauging medical necessity.

Mayo, Medica Lose Full Dismissal of Mental Health Case

Mayo Clinic and Medica Health Plan Solutions must face allegations that vague payment terms and an inaccurate provider directory force patients to pay high out-of-network bills, a Minnesota federal judge ruled.

American Airlines Ex-Worker Files Suit Over 401(k) Fees

A former American Airlines Inc. employee filed a proposed class action saying the airline mismanages a 401(k) plan holding more than $14 billion by failing to rein in administrative fee levels.

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Trump HR Chief Says Resignations Cut Too Deep for Some Agencies

The Trump administration’s offer to let employees stay on paid leave before resigning at the end of September resulted in key federal workers leaving the government, causing some agencies to backpedal, President Donald Trump’s top human resources officer told Bloomberg Law.

Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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Case: Health Care & Benefits/Long-Term Disability Benefits (D. Or.)

The court granted a Morrow Equipment Company employee’s motion for judgment on the administrative record in her ERISA action against Unum Life Insurance challenging the denial of long-term disability benefits. Koehnke v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 2025 BL 335404, D. Or., Civ. No. 6:23-cv-00819-AA, 9/19/25

Case: Retirement Benefits/Preemption (D. Md.)

The court granted the American Funds Distributors Inc.'s motion for summary judgment on an estate’s breach of contract action relating to the decedent’s participation in the Waldorf Ford Inc. Salary Deferral 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. Est. of Jenkins v. Am. Funds Distrib. Inc., 2025 BL 329245, D. Md., 21-cv-03098-LKG, 9/15/25

Case: Health Care & Benefits/Long-Term Disability Benefits (D. Mass.)

The court entered judgment for an MKS Instruments Inc. employee in his ERISA action challenging Unum’s decision denying him long-term disability benefits for his connective tissue disease, emphysema, chronic pain, and other ailments. Rogers v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 2025 BL 324543, D. Mass., 1:22-CV-11399-AK, 9/11/25