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Latest News in Benefits

  • December 11, 2025

    House Passes Bill To Rev Up Investment, Biz Opportunities

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation that would revamp securities law by making it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to access capital and by expanding investment opportunities in private markets.

  • December 11, 2025

    Trial Record Backs Gender-Affirming Care, Ohio Justices Told

    A group of transgender youths and their families urged Ohio's highest court to affirm their win overturning state restrictions on gender-affirming care, arguing undisputed evidence at trial backed their arguments on the safety and effectiveness of the treatment.

  • December 11, 2025

    Failed ACA Credit Extension Votes Leave Costs In Limbo

    The Senate failed Thursday to pass procedural votes on two healthcare proposals to address the upcoming lapse in the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits, including a proposal by Democrats to extend the subsidies for three years.

  • December 11, 2025

    Player Going For 'Fifth Bite' At Concussion Claim, NFL Says

    The denial of a former NFL player's claim for benefits through the $1 billion concussion settlement was not erroneous or unjust, contrary to the player's latest argument, the league has told the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the settlement.

  • December 11, 2025

    NJ Justices Say Teacher Was 'Essential' During Pandemic

    An Ocean Township teacher who died from COVID‑19 in 2020 was an "essential employee" entitled to a statutory presumption that her illness was work-related, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed Thursday, rejecting the school district's arguments that the workers' compensation judge improperly granted summary relief without supporting affidavits.

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