From April 13-23, 2026, the American Benefits Council surveyed employers on activity related to "diminished capacity" for participants in 401(k) plans.

Council President Katy Johnson describes how the Council's recent statement offers support for harmonizing the multitude of state paid leave laws.

The proposal does not suggest an effective date for these changes when finalized but indicates that DOL will take a good faith compliance approach to enforcement.

The effective date relief applies only to certain provisions of the 2024 proposed regulations addressing retirement plan required minimum distributions.

In particular, the Council the commended the efforts of the bipartisan House Working Group on Paid Family Leave and its I-PLAN Act.

The Council submitted comments to Treasury and IRS on the initial guidance for “Trump Accounts” issued under Notice 2025-68.

Council President Katy Johnson explains how the flaws in the five-year-old No Surprises Act are increasing health care costs for employer-sponsored health plans and participants.

The new proposed rule aims to build on the 2020 transparency in coverage rule by improving on the standardization, accuracy and accessibility of required machine-readable files.

Council President Katy Johnson welcomes Matt Muma and describes the qualities that will make him a valuable advocate on the Council’s behalf.

On February 9, Matt Muma joined the Council as the new senior counsel, health policy.

The Council continues to focus its retirement policy advocacy on the scourge of runaway class-action ERISA litigation against plan fiduciaries.

The Council's amicus brief explains how providers’ manipulation of the IDR process is resulting in higher health care costs.