The Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to review and reverse a district court’s certification of a large ERISA class action involving a multiple-employer retirement plan.

Council President Katy Johnson explains how legislation from the past few years could comprise elements of a future SECURE 3.0 retirement policy bill.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit recently issued its decision in Matula v. Wells Fargo, marking the first appellate ruling in the recent wave of ERISA litigation challenging how employers use forfeited 401(k) plan funds.

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.