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Benefits Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on employee benefits and executive compensation law. Coverage includes benefits-related litigation — including Employee Retirement Income Security Act suits and tax and compliance issues over executive compensation — as well as legislative and regulatory activity.



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Latest News in Benefits

  • July 10, 2026

    JPMorgan Workers Defend ERISA Suit Over High Drug Costs

    JPMorgan employees urged a New York federal judge on Friday not to end their Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit alleging they paid too much for prescription drugs, arguing JPMorgan still has not shown that its contract with its pharmacy benefit manager was reasonable.

  • July 10, 2026

    A New Regulatory Environment For PE In Calif. Healthcare

    The California Office of Health Care Affordability's proposed revisions to its cost and market impact review regulations, amid broader state scrutiny of private equity-backed healthcare arrangements, represent a qualitative shift in California's regulatory posture toward institutional healthcare investment, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • July 10, 2026

    4 Benefits Policy Issues To Watch In 2026's 2nd Half

    The U.S. Department of Labor's work to finalize a 401(k) investment selection safe harbor and plans for a new mental health parity rule are among the top employee benefits policy issues that attorneys are watching for in the latter half of 2026. Here, Law360 looks at four that practitioners say they're keeping an eye on.

  • July 10, 2026

    NFL Plan Wants Ex-Players' Latest Class Cert. Bid Denied

    The National Football League's disability plan urged a Maryland federal judge not to certify a class of former NFL players who say they were wrongly denied benefits in violation of federal law, arguing there were too many disparities between their claims to warrant the court's signoff.

  • July 10, 2026

    Fla. High Court Backs Broad Reading Of Workers' Comp Law

    Florida's Supreme Court rejected an appeals court's narrow take on the state's workers' compensation law that shut down a manager's bid for benefits after he was shot while walking out of work, ruling he can get paid if he shows his work environment increased his risk of assault.

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