The former head of a Dish Network in-house ad agency, Nancy Perales, has filed a sex discrimination suit against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...

A federal court has preliminarily approved a $1 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between a large company and its former employees ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will settle a whistleblower qui tam suit for $875,000.

A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 31 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief ...

Anthem will settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and mental health parity laws at a cost of about $12.9 million.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024. These adjustments apply to a wide range of benefit-related civil monetary...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has given final approval to a $6.75 million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by current and former LinkedIn employees...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a decision addressing a common issue in ERISA defined-contribution plan litigation: mandatory class certification.

Home Depot recently announced layoffs affecting almost 800 workers at its Georgia locations. In response, law firm Strauss Borrelli PLLC...

Rep. Tim Wahlberg, R-Mich., has reintroduced the Association Health Plan (AHP) Acts bill, which now may have a better chance of success.

Meta has ended its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in its latest moves, seemingly designed to gain favor with the incoming Trump administration. The change comes three days after Meta announced...

The state of Missouri is opposing Starbucks' motion to dismiss an anti-DEI discrimination lawsuit that it filed against the company.

As states increasingly seek ways to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), Alaska has enacted a law that allows the Alaska Division of Insurance to license and regulate PBMs.

The U.S. Senate's confirmation of Brittany Panuccio as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is highly significant because it restores the quorum needed for many EEOC actions.

President Trump recently issued an executive order (EO) that effectively cancels federal collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) across 18 federal agencies.

A Chicago-based union has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Express Scripts, alleging the pharmacy benefit manager violated RICO by using a Swiss group purchasing organization to hide billions in drug company fees. The lawsuit claims Express Scripts diverted formulary placement fees through Ascent Health Services rather than passing savings to insured parties, breaching its fiduciary duties to help members reduce insurance costs.

Traditionally, enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) by individuals under 65 has been higher when purchased directly than when provided through an employer. However, a recent National Health Statistics Report...

Some states wish to enact rules preventing discrimination by artificial intelligence (AI) systems in healthcare delivery and insurance underwriting. However, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposes these rules and wants AI systems to warn users before following those rules.

Employees of Campbell Soup. Co. have filed a class action lawsuit in a New Jersey federal district court, claiming that the company unlawfully charges smokers higher premiums...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit zeroed in on potential defects in jury instructions as it heard oral arguments in an appeal of a class action lawsuit against Yale University...