The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) does not frequently issue Field Assistance Bulletins (FABs); in fact, in the last decade, there have only been ten FABs issued. Furthermore, EBSA rarely uses them to articulate an overarching enforcement philosophy. The usual offering is guidance on notice requirements and announcements of EBSA’s temporary enforcement

February 2026

On November 26, 2025, the District of New Jersey issued its latest ruling in Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson, granting Johnson & Johnson’s motion to dismiss the fiduciary breach claims for lack of Article III standing.

As a refresher, a class action lawsuit was filed by Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) employees, against