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• April 21, 2026

  Amgen Faces ERISA Suit Over Health Plan Tobacco Surcharge

  A former Amgen Inc. employee filed a proposed class action in California federal court Tuesday alleging the biotech company discriminatorily imposes an "egregiously high" $150-a-month surcharge on employees who use tobacco products, while failing to adequately notify them of reasonable pathways to avoid the fees, in violation of federal benefits law.

• April 21, 2026

  Franklin Templeton Can't Nix Suit Over In-House 401(k) Funds

  A California federal judge has declined to let Franklin Templeton escape a suit claiming it loaded its $2.2 billion 401(k) plan with underperforming proprietary funds that carried pricey fees, ruling a group of workers backed their claims with valid comparisons.

• April 21, 2026

  Judge Eyes Ballot Deadline In Feud Over BJ's Climate Study

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday said he's eager to cut to the chase in a dispute over whether BJ's Wholesale Club must allow shareholders to vote on a climate study proposal, suggesting the case could be resolved ahead of a looming proxy ballot deadline. 

• April 21, 2026

  Union Plan Seeks Early Win In 'Jersey Boys' ERISA Fight

  A stagehands union benefits plan has urged a Nevada federal court to hand it a pretrial win in a pension contribution dispute with the company behind the now-closed Las Vegas production of the musical "Jersey Boys," arguing the company cannot use a federal benefits law exception to dodge withdrawal liability.

• April 21, 2026

  Feds Say Pot Foes Lack Standing To Stop CMS Hemp Program

  Federal health regulators have told a D.C. federal judge that anti-pot advocates' attempt to block a program to ease access for Medicare beneficiaries to federally legal hemp products that have small amounts of THC was not bolstered by the addition of a pharmaceutical company as a co-plaintiff.

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