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Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

US Administration Announces Intent to Replace Biden-Era ESG Rule

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The US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) position on the appropriateness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing strategies in ERISA-regulated retirement plans has ping-ponged for decades (as we’ve covered...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

ESG Investing in 401(k) Plans – More Rule Changes on the Way

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In our recent client alert, “Texas Federal Court Allows an ERISA Fiduciary Challenge Against Alleged “ESG Investing” Without Any ESG Funds,” we reported that a Texas district court recently upheld Biden-administration...more

King & Spalding

U.S. Department of Labor Updates: Yes to Crypto and No to ESG?

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On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) provided updated guidance on two employee benefit plan-related investment areas: (1) cryptocurrency and (2) environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investing....more

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Trump Administration Will Replace the Biden Administration's Department of Labor Rule Permitting ESG Investing

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3 Under the Biden Administration, the Department of Labor ("DOL") had issued a rule that permitted ESG factors to be considered when making investments on behalf of 401(k) plans. (This rule had replaced an earlier one from...more

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Trump Admin. Rolls Back Biden-Era Rules on 401(k) Plan Investments: Crypto and ESG

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The Trump administration has rescinded (or signaled that it will replace) current guidance that was issued by the Biden administration’s DOL regarding (1) retirement plan investments in cryptocurrencies (and other digital...more

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Biden Administration's DOL Rule Enabling Investment Advisors to Consider ESG Factors Survives Judicial Challenge

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On September 21, 2023, Judge Kacsmaryk (N.D. Texas), a famously conservative Trump-appointed jurist, upheld a Department of Labor rule promulgated by the Biden Administration that enables employee retirement plans to consider...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL rules at risk under Biden

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With a President Joe Biden in January, expect some major changes with the Department of Labor....more

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