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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

  • August 21, 2026

    6th Circ. Revives Freddie Mac Subprime Suit From '08 Crash

    The Sixth Circuit Friday revived a long-running securities suit brought by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System against Freddie Mac and several of its former executives, holding that a district court erred in granting a summary judgment win for the government-backed enterprise and also denying class certification.

  • August 21, 2026

    UC Health Pension Plan Defeats Doc's Denied Benefits Suit

    An Ohio federal judge tossed a doctor's suit claiming he was wrongfully denied pension benefits when UC Health bungled his years of qualifying service, ruling the calculations that concluded he was not eligible for payments were fair game under the plan's terms.

  • August 21, 2026

    NJ Medicaid Fee Law Barred By ERISA, Trade Groups Argue

    A coalition of restaurant, retail and hotel industry groups has urged a New Jersey federal court to strike down a state law requiring businesses to pay a fine when their employees are enrolled in the state Medicaid program, arguing the statute conflicts with federal benefits law.

  • August 21, 2026

    OhioHealth Faces Suit Over Insurance Contract Terms

    An Ohio health system has been hit with a proposed class action over its contractual restraints that a union health plan alleges prevent cheaper insurance providers from gaining a foothold in the market.

  • August 21, 2026

    11th Circ. Ruling Could Help ERISA Suits Survive Until Trial

    The Eleventh Circuit's decision to reopen a suit from a former Royal Caribbean worker claiming 401(k) participants lost millions on underperforming target-date funds could make it easier for plaintiffs to get to trial in cases accusing companies of retirement plan investment picks that violate federal benefits law, attorneys said.

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