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March 27, 2026
Just a Minute! on Membership Essentials: the Council's Policy Staff
In the latest episode, Council Membership Director Kim Durcho explains how members can make the most of Council staff as a professional resource.
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March 27, 2026
Class Action Certification Questions at Issue in Pivotal Fourth Circuit Case
The ERISA Litigation Reform Act would overrule several problematic aspects of the Supreme Court's Cunningham v. Cornell decision.
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March 26, 2026
Board Leadership for the 2026-2027 Term
Each year the full Executive Board elects the slate of officers and Executive Board members for the coming year in conjunction with the Policy Board’s winter meeting.
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March 25, 2026
Benefits Briefing Webinar: Spring 2026 Washington Update
The American Benefits Council hosted a webinar on March 24 to provide an update on the latest legislative, regulatory and judicial developments affecting employer-sponsored benefit plans.
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March 24, 2026
House Panel Narrowly Approves ERISA Litigation Reform Bill
The ERISA Litigation Reform Act would overrule several problematic aspects of the Supreme Court's Cunningham v. Cornell decision.
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March 23, 2026
The Council responded to the administration's late-2025 proposed revisions to the "transparency in coverage" rules, which were originally finalized in 2020.
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March 23, 2026
Health Care Competition Bill Introduced in Senate; Council Offers Support
The Healthy Competition for Better Care Act restricts anti-competitive contracting provisions that limit employers' efforts to promote high-value care.
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March 20, 2026
Just a Minute! on the Council's Benefits Research
Council President Katy Johnson notes the first batch of guidance released by the administration and explains how the Council is working to ensure that these accounts are user-friendly for employers and employees.
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March 19, 2026
Council Outlines Health Care Affordability Agenda in Statement to House Subcommittee
The Council highlighted a lack of transparency and competition in the health care system and misaligned incentives that drive higher-cost care.
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March 19, 2026
Council calls on Congress to lower health care costs through greater transparency, competition
Examining and addressing the factors fueling higher hospital costs is essential to lowering health care costs for all Americans.
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March 19, 2026
Sixth Circuit Reverses Lower Court Dismissal of Pension Plan Actuarial Assumptions Case
The Council continues to focus its retirement policy advocacy on the scourge of runaway class-action ERISA litigation against plan fiduciaries.
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March 18, 2026
In two separate decisions, federal district courts in Texas vacated the DOL’s 2024 fiduciary definition for investment advice and related amendments to PTE 84-24.