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ERISA Litigation

As a firm of choice for many major businesses, we represent employers, fiduciaries, boards of directors, benefit plans, and plan administrators in all aspects of ERISA litigation, including claims relating to fiduciary liability, plan investments, excessive fees, plan qualification, plan termination, reversion of excess assets, retiree medical benefits, severance and employment contract matters, tax liability matters, and retirement and welfare benefit claims....Read more

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

With attorneys based in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., Winston’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (EBEC) team represents a broad range of plan sponsors and offers clients not just deal support but the full suite of employee benefit services. These include public company reporting and executive compensation, employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions, qualified retirement plans and Title I investment advice, health and welfare benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and international human resources matters. And driven by a volatile labor market, we are partnering with clients to innovate plan structure and design, including cutting-edge services such as private exchange medical benefits, employee benefits in captive insurance, and fiduciary governance best practices. With decades of experience, our EBEC team maintains strong brand recognition, with clients describing our attorneys as “superb,” “very client-friendly,” “extremely responsive and able to bring forth the right resources,” and “having an “incredible breadth of knowledge.”...Read more

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Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (EBEC) attorneys generally focus on two separate but related areas—employee benefits and executive compensation. We advise corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. We advise corporations, firms, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. Our substantial experience and over 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given us a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law and the market for executive compensation....Read more

Insights & News 285 results

Benefits Blast

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February 17, 2026

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9 Min Read

New Transparency Requirements for Pharmacy Benefit Managers: What Group Health Plan Sponsors Need to Know

Recent developments at the federal legislative and regulatory levels signal a significant shift toward greater transparency requirements in the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry.

Competition Corner

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January 27, 2026

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5 Min Read

FTC Noncompete Workshop: Topics, Takeaways, and the Trump Administration’s New Enforcement Approach

On January 27, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission convened a virtual half‑day workshop, “Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements,” outlining a case‑by‑case, enforcement‑forward approach to challenging restrictive employment covenants the agency views as harmful to worker mobility, competitor entry, and consumer welfare.

Benefits Blast

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November 14, 2025

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2 Min Read

The Internal Revenue Service Health and Welfare Limits for 2026

The Internal Revenue Service recently published limits for 2026 in Revenue Procedures 2025-19 and 2025-32. Below we have outlined health and welfare limits for 2026 and the changes in those limits from 2025.

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Law Glossary

What Is the FDA?

The FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration. It is a federal agency charged with protecting the public by regulating the safety and security of drugs, biological products, veterinary medications, and medical devices. FDA responsibilities also cover the safety of: foods for U.S. consumers, cosmetics, animal feed, and radiation-emitting products. Various rules may be established and enforced by the agency in response to U.S. laws or presidential executive orders....Read more

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What Are Microplastics?

Microplastics are generally defined as small plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter. Some microplastics are intentionally manufactured, such as cosmetic beads, glitter, seed coatings, and pellets. Others form when solid plastics, synthetic fibers, or tires break down through abrasion, degradation, or chemical processes such as exposure to heat....Read more

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