Martin J. Walsh v. Alight Solutions, LLC

  1. December 16, 2022

    The 7 Biggest Benefits Rulings Of 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.

  2. August 15, 2022

    Alight Must Produce Documents In DOL Probe, 7th Circ. Says

    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.

  3. July 22, 2022

    4 Cybersecurity Breach Suits Benefits Lawyers Should Watch

    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.

  4. June 28, 2022

    Benefits Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 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.

  5. June 14, 2022

    DOL Says Alight Can't Keep Fed. Agencies From Sharing Info

    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.

  6. April 21, 2022

    7th Circ. Seems To Favor DOL In Subpoena Battle With Alight

    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.

  7. February 22, 2022

    DOL Urges 7th Circ. To Reject Appeal Of ERISA Subpoena

    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.

  8. February 11, 2022

    DOL Urges 7th Circ. To Reject Subpoena Stay In ERISA Probe

    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.