/benefits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Benefits Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:13:11 +0000 /benefits/articles/2357621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2357621 A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday ruled that CVS's pharmacy benefits manager owes the government $95 million for overbilling Medicare Part D-sponsored drugs, leaving the door open for the amount to be tripled later. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /benefits/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:17:51 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356909?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356909 A Tennessee federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed securities class action accusing Dollar General and its executives of hiding inventory and staffing issues, saying the plaintiffs have failed to show that the defendants acted with an intent to deceive. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:32:10 +0000 /benefits/articles/2357136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2357136 Whole Foods workers urged a Texas federal court on Tuesday to preliminarily approve a $2 million deal they hammered out with the Amazon-owned grocery chain to end their putative class action alleging excessive fees were charged to their employee 401(k) retirement plan in violation of federal benefits law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:23:31 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356913 The Arkansas Insurance Department is looking to sink a challenge to a state insurance regulation filed by a Teamsters healthcare plan, telling an Illinois federal judge that the regulation isn't preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and, besides, the plan can't sue the department. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:16:55 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356833?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356833 The Federal Circuit has denied Textron Aviation Defense LLC's request to reconsider a decision that affirmed the dismissal of its pension claims against the federal government as time-barred under the Contract Disputes Act's six-year statute of limitations. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:51:07 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356986 The Fourth Circuit declined to revive a transgender man's constitutional claims against a religious hospital run by the University of Maryland Medical System over a canceled hysterectomy for gender dysphoria, concluding Tuesday that it couldn't grant further relief, and refused to consider a "late-breaking" argument for emotional distress damages. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:40:56 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356103 A former Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. employee has filed a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court claiming the chain failed to properly protect its current and former workers' personal information before a November data breach, one of many suits brought against it over that same cyberattack. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:39:38 +0000 /benefits/articles/2357071?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2357071 X Corp. challenged a request from former Twitter employees in Washington state to make the social media giant arbitrate claims about unpaid severance and bonuses, telling a federal judge that there is a lack of evidence showing the workers have valid arbitration agreements with the company. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:31:41 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356769?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356769 Nordstrom dodged a proposed class action claiming it saddled its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and used forfeited plan funds to offset its own contributions, with a Washington state federal judge saying inaccurate data and flawed comparisons to other plans couldn't sustain the case. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:47:57 +0000 /benefits/articles/2357082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2357082 Former workers on Michael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign said in a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court Tuesday that the media magnate and former New York City mayor reneged on a promise to keep them on the payroll through the general election. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:50:31 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356978 A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling clarifying that competitive executive compensation isn't a threat to the tax-exempt status for nonprofits has the added bonus of helping charities compete for and retain talent, attorneys tell Law360. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:22:19 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356654?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356654 The estate of a late Procter & Gamble employee has urged the Third Circuit to undo a lower court's decisions in favor of the deceased employee's "unworthy ancient girlfriend" from the 1980s, arguing that the Pennsylvania federal judge who granted that former flame the worker's $754,000 retirement fund "failed to comprehend" relevant law. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:17:43 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356716?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356716 A former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP partner has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to certify a class of employees in an ERISA suit against the shuttered firm in the lead up to approval of a settlement resolving claims over retirement savings practices. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:33 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356408?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356408 The widow of a former Cincinnati Reds pitcher is pushing to keep her lawsuit against Major League Baseball's pension plan alive, urging a Florida federal judge to preserve her legal fight for surviving spouse benefits in the face of the plan's motion to dismiss. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:30:16 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356404?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356404 Hair care brand Olaplex is urging a California federal judge not to certify a class of investors who allege the company failed to flag a regulatory risk ahead of its initial public offering, arguing that "at a minimum" the proposed class should be narrowed under the rubric of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Slack decision. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:37:09 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356458 The Ninth Circuit on Monday partially reopened a lawsuit accusing Premera Blue Cross of unlawfully refusing to cover a minor's time in a wilderness therapy program and rehabilitation facility, saying the insurer should take another look at one of the claims. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:08:54 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356149?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356149 An Atlanta-based provider of healthcare benefits, payroll and other human resources functions for small businesses, was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to properly safeguard the personally identifiable information of its customers during a 2024 data breach. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:36:35 +0000 /benefits/articles/2356346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /benefits/articles/2356346 A Wisconsin federal judge tossed a worker's suit claiming PDQ Food Stores executives and GreatBanc brokered millions in self-serving side payments when organizing the company's sale, finding her complaint devoid of detail that any of the payments were illegal.