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Martin J. Walsh v. Alight Solutions, LLC
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December 16, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court gave states a green light to ban abortion and revived retirees' lawsuit against Northwestern University in two marquee decisions from a busy year in federal benefits litigation. Here, Law360 looks at these and other rulings from 2022 that employers and retirement plan administrators should take note of.
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August 15, 2022
Alight Solutions must comply with a subpoena forcing it to turn over documents, a Seventh Circuit panel has ruled, affirming a lower court's order giving the U.S. Department of Labor broad power to investigate whether cybersecurity breaches at the recordkeeping services company resulted in Employee Retirement Income Security Act violations.
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July 22, 2022
Attempts to steal workers' personal information and even their retirement savings are on the rise, attorneys say, raising questions about plans' and third-party administrators' exposure for cybersecurity breaches under federal benefits law.
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June 28, 2022
In the second half of the year, benefits attorneys will be keeping a close eye not only on legal battles hinging on familiar themes such as class certification and preemption, but also cases dealing with emerging issues such as cybersecurity and cryptocurrency.
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June 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor urged an Illinois federal judge to reject benefits administrator Alight Solutions LLC's motion for a confidentiality order to block federal agencies from sharing information in an investigation into a cybersecurity breach at the company, saying the federal government's discovery process is already heavily regulated.
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April 21, 2022
A Seventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Thursday of overturning a lower court order giving the U.S. Department of Labor broad power to investigate whether cybersecurity breaches at Alight Solutions LLC resulted in violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
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February 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Seventh Circuit that a lower court correctly found that it has the power to investigate cybersecurity breaches that may violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, saying a tech company's appeal of a subpoena enforcement order should be denied.
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February 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Seventh Circuit to reject a request to stay a subpoena pending appeal in a case where the agency is investigating possible violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act related to a cybersecurity breach.