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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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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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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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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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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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Council Urges 'Usable' Price Transparency in Comments on Proposed, Revised Health Plan Price Transparency Rules

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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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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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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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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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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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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Federal Courts Strike Down 2024 Fiduciary Rule on Investment Advice; DOL Reinstates Five-Part Fiduciary Test

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.

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Just a Minute!

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.

Upcoming Events

APRIL 2026

Plan Sponsor Regional Roundtable: Minneapolis
April 8, 2026

Plan Sponsor Regional Roundtable: Chicago
April 9, 2026

Plan Sponsor Regional Roundtable: St. Louis
April 10, 2026

Katy Johnson Remarks at The Conference Board 26th Annual Employee Health Care Conference (San Diego, CA)
April 15, 2026

Katy Johnson Remarks at the Employee Benefits Institute of Kansas City 2026 Annual Conference (Overland Park, KS)
April 29, 2026

MAY 2026

Plan Sponsor Regional Roundtable: Atlanta
May 6, 2026

Plan Sponsor Regional Roundtable: Charlotte
May 7, 2026

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