INTRODUCTION - Over the past 50 years, the retirement landscape has steadily shifted from defined benefit (DB) pension plans to defined contribution (DC) plans. In fact, as of the fourth quarter of 2024, private sector DC...more
In recent years, internal investigations into employee complaints and employee conduct have been on the rise across a variety of industry sectors. Employment (or workplace) investigations can take many forms, and can be...more
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo that upends a longstanding feature of administrative law—Chevron deference. In Loper Bright, the Court expressly overruled...more
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
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Chevron v NRDC ,
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
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Statutory Interpretation
On April 3, 2024, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the final amendment (“Amendment”) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, otherwise known as the “QPAM Exemption” (“Exemption”).1 The Exemption is...more
Many medical benefit plan fiduciaries contract with pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) to administer the prescription drug portion of their health plans, placing the PBM in charge of day-to-day management of the programs....more