Department of Labor

Fiduciary Governance for 401(k)s

Fiduciary Governance for 401(k)s

Retirement policy must evolve to account for participant preferences.

ERISA Plan Fiduciaries and ESG Factors

ERISA Plan Fiduciaries and ESG Factors

ERISA plan fiduciaries must be permitted to consider ESG factors when selecting plan investments.

Changes and Challenges to ESG Investing

Changes and Challenges to ESG Investing

The Labor Department’s new rule sets forth a principles-based approach to regulating ESG investing.

On Anti-ESG Resolution, Biden Issues First Veto

On Anti-ESG Resolution, Biden Issues First Veto

The President’s veto keeps in place a retirement investment rule allowing fiduciaries to consider ESG factors.

Investing for Values, Value, or Both?

Investing for Values, Value, or Both?

Fiduciaries should account for participant preferences in designing ESG-friendly 401(k) retirement plans.

ESG and Retirement Plan Investing

ESG and Retirement Plan Investing

Scholars and practitioners assess recent changes to ERISA regulations that allow greater choice in investing.

The Tipping Point for Restaurant Owners?

The Tipping Point for Restaurant Owners?

Labor Department’s proposed rule would change how employers pay tipped employees for non-tipped duties.

Labor Department Sides with the Gig Economy

Labor Department Sides with the Gig Economy

Opinion letter finds a gig economy company’s workers are independent contractors.

The Search for Sound Vocational Evidence in Disability Adjudication

The Search for Sound Vocational Evidence in Disability Adjudication

Expert calls for an overhaul of the existing evidentiary framework for Social Security disability cases.

How to Fight Wage Theft on a Budget

How to Fight Wage Theft on a Budget

Different but complementary strategies are proposed for reducing wage theft in the United States.

Is the Fiduciary Rule Dead?

Is the Fiduciary Rule Dead?

The fiduciary rule may still be enforceable because of the Labor Department’s failure to act.

Ratcheting Up Workplace Protections

Ratcheting Up Workplace Protections

State legislatures and agencies have an important role to play in improving workplaces for workers.