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By Barry Salkin While it may have been simply a formality once the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) advised the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it was withdrawing its appeal of two Texas District Court decisions that, taken together, had invalidated the...
In Kliskey v Making Opportunity Count, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that an employee could not show illegal retaliation or interference under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) when she lost group health plan coverage...
Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Interpretation of LTD Policy - Johanna Matloff, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 18, 2026 (PDF)
Appeals Court Ruling Upends Path for ERISA Class Actions - Andrew Oringer, PLANSPONSOR, March 17, 2026 (PDF)
by Andrew Oringer In prior Alerts, we have chronicled in some detail recent developments relating to the so-called Amended Fiduciary Rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and its later incarnation, the Retirement Security Rule. Five...
Wealthfront CEO Disgorges his Mortgage Broker About a Month After the 'Textbook Conflict' Came to Light - Ari Sonneberg, RIABiz, March 16, 2026 (PDF)
4th Circ. Genworth Ruling Raises Bar For ERISA Class Actions - Andrew Oringer, Law360, March 13, 2026 (PDF)
In Rochelle v. City of Atlanta, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision that a terminated employee was not eligible to receive penalties for a COBRA notice violation because the employee suffered no harm due to this...
A Cushman Climate-Risk Lawsuit Reveals the ESG Debate’s New Fault Line - Marcia Wagner, Pensions & Investments, March 11, 2026 (PDF)
Exxon Cements Texas As Delaware's Emerging Rival - Andrew Oringer, Law360, March 11, 2026 (PDF)