The Impacts of Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Employee Benefits Plans: DEI, ESG, and Other Considerations

Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court handed down affirmative action decisions that will have far-reaching implications on how employers design their benefits plans.

For employers in the plan design process, there are lessons to be learned and best practices to consider. Join us as we discuss the impacts of the Court’s decisions on employee benefits plans.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

• The Harvard and UNC decisions and their impacts on benefit programs, including incentive plan performance goals; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) retirement plan investing
• Groff v. DeJoy and its effect on benefit plan investment
• The Court’s skepticism of federal agency rulemaking authority: What will it mean for US Internal Revenue Service, US Department of the Treasury, and US Department of Labor regulatory efforts?