Law and legal issues

Experts say the lawsuit is unlikely to affect employers, employees.

Experts say the lawsuit is unlikely to affect employers, employees.

Technology options can help employees become better healthcare consumers.

With the potential for additional state and local laws, the challenge of complying with all of them is only going to get harder, says attorney Terry Lang Jr.

How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.

How some common employer policies are violating NLRB rules, says attorney Jeffrey Kopp.

More and more lawsuits are being filed to challenge plan fees and investments, underscoring the need for a new law.

Plan sponsors should adopt fiduciary best practices to avoid a lawsuit, advises attorney Carol Buckmann.

The measure’s provisions have become most controversial and are being challenged in a Texas lawsuit brought by eight employer groups.

The measure’s provisions have become most controversial and are being challenged in a Texas lawsuit brought by eight employer groups.

Anthem Inc. is pushing for a speedy decision on the government’s bid to block the health insurer’s planned $48 billion merger with rival Cigna Corp.

The new penalties for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are set to climb next month.

Zenefits reached its first settlement with a state government over its use of unlicensed health insurance brokers, an issue that prompted investigations in at least three other states and led its founding chief executive officer to resign this year.

U.S. antitrust enforcers roundly rejected a pair of proposed deals that would consolidate the nation’s five biggest health insurers into three.

President Obama’s signature healthcare law was dealt another blow as a federal judge ruled a key program intended to reduce consumers’ out-of-pocket medical bills is unconstitutional because it relies on money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress.

A Massachusetts district court recently ruled that two affiliated private equity funds were liable for the unfunded vested benefits owed to a multiemployer pension fund by its bankrupt portfolio company.

Following a suit filed in federal court, employers are advised to be careful about how they communicate changes to employees’ hours.

Plan sponsors should stand their ground to discourage plaintiffs from pursuing more lawsuits, says one expert.

Following a suit filed in New York federal court, employers are advised to be extremely careful about how they communicate changes to employees’ hours.

Lawsuits can’t be avoided, so advisers should focus on helping clients improve their processes, one expert says.