https://www.law360.com/benefits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Benefits Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481986 The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming a private equity firm violated federal laws by abruptly shutting down a manufacturing plant, ruling decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent barred the former workers from suing simply to collect on a judgment against the manufacturer. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:37:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481910 General Electric Co. does not owe $230 million in pension obligations to construction employees covered by a boilermaker-blacksmith fund, the Eighth Circuit affirmed Tuesday, finding in a published opinion that GE qualified for a withdrawal liability exemption since "substantially all" of the employees worked in the building and construction industry. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:41:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481892?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481892 The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday reinstated a proposed class action against a Southern Co. subsidiary from married retirees who said outdated life expectancy data caused them to lose out on benefits, holding that a lower court erred in ruling federal benefits law didn't require using reasonable actuarial assumptions in annuity conversions. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:43:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481427 A D.C. federal judge has thrown out a challenge to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program to give Medicare beneficiaries access to federally legal hemp products, finding none of the groups or individuals who aimed to block the program have standing. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:29:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2479987?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2479987 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a Teamsters retiree's bid for review of the dismissal of his proposed class action alleging that union multiemployer plan trustees and advisers allowed risky investments and hefty plan management fees, leaving in place a Second Circuit decision from November. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:10:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481232?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481232 Aon Corp. was hit Friday with retirement plan mismanagement claims by a group of current and former participants who say fiduciaries' failure to remove underperforming Vanguard funds as investment options has cost their plan more than $120 million in assets. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:09:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481290?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481290 Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $250 million to exit a lawsuit accusing it of shortchanging Activision Blizzard Inc. investors by rushing through a $75.4 billion deal to buy the video game company. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:53:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480870?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480870 The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding that multiemployer plan actuaries can retroactively change the assumptions used to calculate employers' withdrawal liability could increase the price tag for pulling out of those pension plans, attorneys say. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:16:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481154 The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has asked an Oklahoma federal court to toss a lawsuit claiming that a former employee for a local branch of the union was stiffed on overtime and severance pay, arguing that the suit falls short in stating a claim against the international union. Fri, 22 May 2026 18:49:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481082 Counsel for The Boeing Co. urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Friday to dismiss a stockholder derivative suit accusing its leadership of ignoring years of safety and manufacturing red flags, arguing the company's board had overhauled its oversight systems after the fatal 737 Max crashes and monitored risks leading up to an Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout. Fri, 22 May 2026 17:08:57 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481211?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481211 A Connecticut hospital has dropped a lawsuit alleging UnitedHealthcare owed it more than $1 million after refusing to correct errors in Medicare Advantage cost calculations, state court records show. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:23:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481125?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2481125 A group of pension plans and associated individuals cannot use timing limitations to quickly dismiss the Belgian government's suit alleging they fraudulently claimed about €124 million ($144 million) in tax refunds on dividends, a New York federal court said. Fri, 22 May 2026 14:13:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480557?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480557 A former producer at the insurance brokerage giant USI has breached his employment agreement by siphoning clients for his own competing company, according to a federal contract suit filed in Connecticut. Thu, 21 May 2026 21:55:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480818?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480818 Pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC has replaced counsel Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP with WilmerHale and another firm in an antitrust case in Michigan federal court brought by the state's attorney general. Thu, 21 May 2026 17:59:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480247 Two civil actions filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against New York-Presbyterian Hospital and OhioHealth, both alleging that the hospital systems used their market power to stifle competition, highlight the government's growing scrutiny of barriers to lower-cost insurance options, say attorneys at Freshfields. Thu, 21 May 2026 17:26:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2479098?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2479098 In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings from cases involving allegations of Title VII violations, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, prison dental care violations and overcharging for PACER access. Thu, 21 May 2026 16:06:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480187?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480187 Two Philadelphia pharmacies have filed a proposed class action against AmeriHealth Caritas Health Plan and its in-house pharmacy benefits manager, PerformRx LLC, claiming the companies violate Pennsylvania law by not disclosing "transmission fees" at the time a claim is run through the pharmacies' computers, according to a complaint removed to federal court. Thu, 21 May 2026 13:05:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480484?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2480484 Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $500 million to end a lawsuit brought by investors who say they lost money after it came to light that the company was allegedly involved in a bribery scandal tied to Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund.