The Council warned that certain statutory definitions in the program could create ERISA preemption concerns by interfering with employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The Council continues to engage with federal courts on the matter of pension risk transfer lawsuits, one strain of ongoing litigation against retirement plan fiduciaries.

Council President Katy Johnson describes the Council’s position on  family-building benefits and invites member input for a comment letter on the rule.

The DOL will temporarily not take enforcement action against plans that comply in good faith with SECURE 2.0 paper benefit statement requirement.

The American Benefits Council held a webinar on May 14 as a follow-up to our recent discussion on the DOL's proposed regulations governing a retirement plan fiduciary’s selection of designated investment alternatives.

A proposed rule that would allow self-funded group health plans to provide fertility benefits as an excepted benefit, exempt from the generally applicable group health plan rules.

Council President Katy Johnson describes the Council's policy recommendations to lower health care costs.

The guidance affirms, as the Council recommended, that PEPs can invest in CITs even if some of the participating employers in the PEP include “self-employed individuals.”

A new executive order directs Treasury to create an online marketplace by January 1, 2027, where individuals can select from various IRA options.

The Council’s interactive website tool for obtaining information on state and municipal paid family leave laws has been updated with changes to four states.

Council President Katy Johnson  applauds the agency’s new enforcement approach and describes some of the important regulatory topics on which EBSA is currently engaged.

The Council is actively advocating for bipartisan legislation that lower health costs by targeting the root causes of rising health care costs.