https://www.law360.com/benefits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Benefits Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:05:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333316 The federal government brought a bombshell False Claims Act suit Thursday against Aetna, Elevance and Humana, claiming the insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to brokers in exchange for enrollments into their Medicare Advantage plans, with Humana and Aetna also accused of discriminating against disabled beneficiaries. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:59:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332927 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released a report it says raises "serious concerns" about medical interventions used to aid young people in gender transition. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:22:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332924 Power generator maker Generac Holdings Inc. asked a Wisconsin federal judge to permanently toss an investor suit over the company's alleged failure to keep up with a surge in business during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing the proposed class repeats arguments about Generac's sales disclosures that were previously dismissed. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:03:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333001?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333001 Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics urged the Sixth Circuit to undo a district court order returning a lawsuit from Ohio's attorney general alleging they drove up prescription drug prices to state court, arguing Wednesday an after-the-fact disclaimer of federal program-based claims isn't enough to sever a federal law connection. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:53:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333268 A former Connecticut government employee admitted to playing a part in a $1.8 million scheme to defraud the Constitution State's Medicaid program by fraudulently billing services for children with autism that her company never provided, acting U.S. Attorney Marc H. Silverman has announced. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:34:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332727?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332727 Two district courts' split decisions on whether plaintiffs had standing in class actions challenging pension risk transfer transactions, amid a swath of similar suits, provide an early indication of how courts might rule in this new wave of Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:05:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332953 An Arizona federal judge nixed a proposed class action from workers who claimed a trucking company illegally used abandoned cash in its retirement fund to pay down its own contributions rather than covering plan fees, saying the workers' "novel theory" wasn't in line with federal benefits law. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:53:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333002?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2333002 The NFL retirement plan's appeal of a $1.86 million award of attorney fees and expenses to a former player fighting for additional disability benefits will go forward, after a panel of the Fifth Circuit rejected his bid to stop it. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:15:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332646 The Georgia Court of Appeals has backed a former salesperson in a long-running fight with the state's Department of Labor over its refusal to pay her unemployment benefits when she quit her job over her company's refusal to follow public health protocols during the pandemic. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:51:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332317 The Third Circuit's argument lineup for May will see the state of New Jersey defend a law barring its immigration detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Rutgers University seeks to keep its victory over claims it falsely inflated its business school's ranking. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:48:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332449 Intuit has agreed to settle a proposed class action claiming it violated federal benefits law when it used forfeited 401(k) funds to cover its employer contributions to the plan rather than reduce the retirement plan's expenses, according to a filing in California federal court. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:30:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332356 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel took aim at pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics this week in a lawsuit accusing them of a price-fixing deal the state said has crippled pharmacies. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:05:16 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332552?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332552 A U.S. Marine Corps reservist urged a Texas federal court to keep in play his lawsuit alleging a professional services company fired him after two months because he took time off to attend training, saying the firm's reasoning that he was let go for poor performance is bogus. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:47:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331998?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331998 Barclay Damon LLP is continuing the momentum its headcount growth made in 2024, announcing Tuesday that it has hired an employee benefits attorney from Morrison Cohen LLP in New York City. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:15:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331826?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331826 A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would expand access to paid family leave by incentivizing states to establish their own programs and facilitating the exchange of information between state and federal officials. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:39:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2302182?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2302182 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that federally employed military reservists called to active duty during wartime or a national emergency are entitled to a top-up differential pay, regardless of their specific role. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:32:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2332089 A New York federal jury on Tuesday returned a verdict finding that CVS Health Corp. subsidiary Omnicare illegally billed the federal government to the tune of $135.6 million, one of the largest jury verdicts in a False Claims Act case, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:42:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/benefits/articles/2331146 Investors suing behavioral health care provider Acadia Healthcare Co. have asked a federal judge to find that they relied on certain alleged misrepresentations before investing in the company after previously moving for sanctions over allegations that the company systematically destroyed pertinent records to stymie their understaffing claims.