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Latest News in Benefits

  • May 15, 2026

    RideNow Avoids SEC Suit Following Spat With Ex-CEO

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not sue powersports vehicle dealership chain RideNow after the agency had investigated its former CEO's use of company resources, although the onetime executive's lawsuit over his contentious departure is ongoing in Delaware state court.

  • May 15, 2026

    Ex-HR Director Drops FMLA Suit Against Telehealth Co.

    A former human resources manager who alleged she was not given the chance to take paid leave and was fired by Iris Telehealth after suffering a miscarriage last summer has voluntarily dismissed her suit, according to Georgia federal court records.

  • May 15, 2026

    6th Circ. Won't Rehear Kellogg, FedEx Mortality Table Suits

    The Sixth Circuit on Friday refused to rethink a panel's earlier decision that revived two proposed class actions against cereal giant Kellogg and transportation company FedEx in which retirees allege that their pension payments were lowballed due to outdated mortality tables used in conversions.

  • May 15, 2026

    8th Circ. Wells Fargo Ruling Focuses On Establishing Injury

    The Eighth Circuit's recent decision affirming the dismissal of a proposed class action claiming Wells Fargo misspent 401(k) forfeitures won't dissuade workers from filing similar suits, attorneys say, but those plan participants will likely include more details on how they were allegedly hurt.

  • May 15, 2026

    Startup Founder Disputes Increasingly Turn On Governance

    Recent Delaware developments suggest that as courts place increasing emphasis on board process, independence and oversight in founder-led startups, the growing intersection of governance, technology risk and investor oversight is accelerating both the emergence and escalation of founder disputes, says mediator Frank Burke.

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