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PBM Contracts Could Expose Plan Sponsors to Fiduciary Liability

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A plan sponsor’s fiduciary duty to be transparent in Pharmacy Benefit Manager contracts safeguards plan participants’ interests and mitigates the risk of litigation, regulatory penalties, and reputational harm, say Hall...more

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Does ERISA Work?

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On Labor Day, September 2, 1974, Gerald Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) into law. ERISA governs the employee benefit plans (i.e., retirement and welfare plans) of most private employers in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Things I Worry About (8): DOL Investigations and Unsuspecting Plan Sponsors (2)

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As explained in my last post, Things I Worry About (7), the DOL’s EBSA has a number of programs that can restore benefits to plans and participants. Those include: - Civil investigations. - Criminal investigations. -...more

Wiley Rein LLP

PBM Contracting and Administration: What Are the Rules of the Road for Self-Insured Employees?

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In February 2024, a group representing (among others) the Johnson & Johnson Group Health Plan and its component plans (Plaintiffs) sued Johnson & Johnson and The Pension & Benefits Committee of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) over...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

What Happens in a Small Town Stays in a Small Town … Until the DOL Doubles Down on Mental Health Parity Compliance

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The Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Treasury (collectively, the Departments) recently issued their joint report to Congress regarding their Mental Health...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOL: Path for 401(k) Plans to Offer Private Equity Investment Options

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an information letter in June 2020 indicating that, in limited circumstances, it will allow defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) to indirectly invest in private...more

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That’s Life . . . New Defined Contribution Plan Disclosures

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What’s in a number? Retirement plan participants may soon better understand how account balances translate to retirement readiness. The SECURE Act enacted last December requires defined contribution plans to show...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Show Me the (Monthly) Money!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released an interim final rule related to a new disclosure that will need to be provided as a part of...more

Fisher Phillips

Lessons For Employers From Recent Fiduciary Litigation

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There has been a surge of court decisions over the last year addressing fiduciary liability for welfare benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). These lawsuits should prompt you to...more

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New PTEs Impact Broker’s and Advisor’s Relationship with Retirement Plans and IRAs and Also Impact Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

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While only the plan service providers, like brokers, are required to comply with the requirements of the revised and new prohibited transaction class exemptions contained in the package with the definition of...more

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