Daniel Aronowitz, an opponent of the strategy of "regulation through litigation," would become assistant secretary of Labor and the Employee Benefits Security Administration's chief.
While the actual 2026 Social Security cost-of-living increase for retired workers won’t be announced until October, the Senior Citizens League is predicting a 2.3% increase for 2026 – a modest decrease from the 2.5% raise in 2025.
The Labor Department has filed a motion to pause two federal court cases challenging the Retirement Security Rule, which was finalized last April and had been set to go into effect last September, but has been beset by lawsuits.
By addressing challenges with thoughtful, employee-focused strategies, HR professionals can turn potential obstacles into opportunities, paving the way for workplaces that thrive even with the changes that have already occurred at the start of 2025.
Forfeiture cases are no longer nuisance lawsuits, as top law firm Schlichter Bogard, which has been representing many plaintiffs in recent 401(k) excessive fee lawsuits, is representing the telecommunications company’s participant-plaintiffs.