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Several large corporations like Target and Wal-Mart have rescinded their formal DEI programs in recent months, presumably to comply with mandates and warnings by the current federal government administration.

Republican state finance officials from 18 states have urged the acting heads of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to adopt regulations...

The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), have issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning certain provisions...

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.

A federal district court has rejected a bid by healthcare providers to enforce independent dispute resolution (IDR) awards against an insurer under the No Surprises Act.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a final rule that fundamentally changes existing civil rights enforcement under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by eliminating disparate-impact liability cases.

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a rule relating to the payment of tipped employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Andrea Lucas, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), stated during her confirmation hearing that the agency is not independent and is subject to lawful presidential directives.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in a North Carolina federal court against Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit appeared skeptical of an arbitration provision in a legal technology company's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

A California appeals court recently overturned a trial court's dismissal of an employee's age discrimination claim, finding that his job transfer may have constituted a demotion.

Although employee handbooks are not a legal requirement, they are a useful tool for employers to communicate policies, procedures, and expectations to new and existing employees.

According to data from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), which has 31,000 member employers...

A federal district court judge has denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action suit against The Cigna Group over mishandling of its 401(k) plan, which holds about $13 billion in assets for about 93,000...

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...

A federal district court has barred enforcement of the 2024 regulations concerning Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as to members of a Catholic employer association.